Ryan Pepiot turned in another encouraging performance as he continues a push to replace Tony Gonsolin in the Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day rotation, but he was bested by George Kirby and the Seattle Mariners pitching staff in a 5-1 loss at Peoria Sports Complex.
Pepiot was aided in the first inning by James Outman throwing out Kolten Wong as he attempted to go from first to third base on the Mariners’ second single of the game.
Pepiot retired the side in order in the second inning but issued a walk and gave up an RBI double to Julio Rodríguez in the third inning. Rodríguez was thrown out trying to stretch his extra-base hit into a triple, but it was about his only misstep on the night.
Seattle loaded the bases with nobody out in the fifth inning but Pepiot promptly induced a double play. That marked the end of his start at 74 pitches, and three runs were ultimately charged to Pepiot as Keegan Curtis gave up a double to Rodríguez upon entering the game.
Leonys Martin’s two-run base hit off Tyler Cyr extended the Mariners’ lead to 5-1 in the seventh inning.
Dodgers lineup struggles
While the Mariners were scratching together offense early, the Dodgers didn’t have a baserunner until Max Muncy walked with two outs in the fourth inning. Nothing came of it, nor when Miguel Rojas reached on a throwing error in the fifth.
Rojas gave the gift right back as he was picked off second base.
L.A. didn’t collect their first hit of the game until Bradley Zimmer’s infield single in the sixth inning. A walk and successful double steal led to the Dodgers scoring their only run on Miguel Vargas’ groundout.
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