He has yielded only 40 hits while striking out 96 — the most in the NL — and walking 23 across 76 1/3 innings. Of the 22 runs Bauer has given up this season, 17 have scored on home runs. Good pitches, bad pitches, it just seems my luck on homers is terrible right now. “I can’t continue to give up 40% of my hits for homers, that can’t hold,” Bauer said. There aren’t any patterns.”Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he doesn’t know why Bauer has given up such a high percentage of homers, but he is not concerned.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 01, 2021 16:52 UTC