The Los Angeles Dodgers fell just short of sweeping the Oakland Athletics earlier this week, but it wasn’t for a lack of effort on Trevor Bauer’s part as he logged a second consecutive quality start to begin the regular season.
The right-hander allowed just two runs on three hits and struck out 10 batters in 6.2 innings of work. Bauer found success with a different approach against the Athletics lineup, mixing in more offspeed pitches early in the count.
One day after his solid performance, a report surfaced that Major League Baseball was looking into the possibility of Bauer potentially using banned substances on baseballs.