Scott Kazmir didn’t throw a bullpen session after leaving his last start with a sore left thumb. But the left-hander will start Wednesday’s game against the Miami Marlins, his fifth start of the season.
Kazmir went 1-1 with a 6.63 earned-run average in his first four starts. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts suggested that the injury played a hand in the results.
“Kaz is a pro,” Roberts said. “He doesn’t want to use it as an excuse. When you have the wrist/thumb thing it’s kind of hard for him to get on top of the baseball. I think he was getting a little outside and under it. Now, even just watching him play catch he was getting the extension he needed. The ball was coming out well. I think he’ll be fine.”
Kazmir has faced the Marlins only once in the last seven years. For what it’s worth, he didn’t allow a run in that game on August 4, 2013, when he was pitching for the Cleveland Indians.