Notes: Evan Phillips, Max Muncy, Bobby Miller
Evan Phillips, the <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a>’ best relief pitcher who was discarded by the Orioles and Rays before thriving in Los Angeles, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/14/sports/baseball/evan-phillips-dodgers.html">was profiled by Tyler Kepner at the New York Times</a>.
Max Muncy, catchers, and Dodgers batters taking pitches
The <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/">Dodgers</a> series in St. Louis last weekend ended on a low note, with losses on Saturday and Sunday. The team’s only series loss in the last four weeks included <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/5/20/23731453/rally-falls-short-after-umpire-strands-mookie-betts-in-ninth">anger at home plate umpire Paul Emmel in the ninth inning on Saturday</a>, with that <a href="https://www.truebluela.com/2023/5/21/23731612/clayton-kershaw-short-start-dodgers-bullpen-overuse-cardinals-blowout">ire carrying over into Sunday when Max Muncy was ejected</a> — by Emmel, now at third base — while muttering on his way back to the dugout.