Yohan Ramírez struggles with his command against Cincinnati Reds batters before Alex Vesia gives up a grand slam to Jonathan India in the Dodgers' 9-6 loss.
The Dodgers’ injury-ravaged bullpen had been lurking like a land mine in recent weeks. On Friday, the shorthanded group finally imploded. In the kind of meltdown the team has dreaded of late — with key relievers Evan Phillips, Brusdar Graterol, Ryan Brasier and Joe Kelly all on the injured list — the Dodgers’ relief corps came unglued in the fifth inning Friday night, giving up four runs in the decisive sequence of a 9-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds.
Instead, his replacement, left-hander Alex Vesia, had to face a right-handed hitter in Jonathan India. Vesia fell behind 3-and-0, before working the count full. Then, on the payoff pitch, Vesia offered up an inner-half four-seamer that India turned on for a game-altering grand slam. The ticking bullpen time bomb had finally detonated. The Dodgers’ lack of relief options had finally blown up in their face. Of course, this all should be a short-term problem for the Dodgers.
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