<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-ben-casparius-earns-major-props-dave-roberts-surprise-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Ben Casparius earns major props from Dave Roberts after surprise start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ben-Casparius-of-the-Los-Angeles-Dodgers.jpg"><figcaption>David Frerker-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Ben Casparius earns major props from Dave Roberts after surprise start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-06-11T17:51:39-07:00">June 11th, 5:51pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-06-11T17:51:39-07:00">June 11th, 5:51pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-shohei-ohtani-injury-update-dave-roberts-scary-slide">Los Angeles Dodgers won</a> their 41st game of the season on Wednesday after taking down the San Diego Padres 5-2. However, the club was forced to give Ben Casparius, who has been coming out of the bullpen, a spot start against San Diego. Manager Dave Roberts gave Casparius his flowers after his solid performance.</p><p>The 26-year-old reliever played so well that Roberts claims that Casparius is going to <a href="https://x.com/FabianArdaya/status/1932945251628642524" rel="noopener">remain in the starting rotation</a>, according to Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. He ended Wednesday’s outing with two strikeouts while allowing three hits, two walks, and an earned run.</p><p>“Dave Roberts said Ben Casparius’ next outing will be as a starter.”</p><p>Ardaya reports that this is <a href="https://x.com/FabianArdaya/status/1932869593997135941" rel="noopener">not likely to be a long-term situation</a> for Casparius. The Dodgers have an injury with Tony Gonsolin that opens up a spot in the rotation right now. Additionally, having Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates in the bullpen gives L.A. an extra boost in the bullpen to support Casparius and the other starters.</p><p>“This won’t be a pure opener situation with Ben Casparius. Dave Roberts sounded open to the idea of stretching Casparius out further from here to start. Two main reasons why: Tony Gonsolin’s injury, and added leverage options in the bullpen with Michael Kopech, Kirby Yates.”</p><p>Regardless, it’s just another example of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-blake-snell-tyler-glasnow-get-major-updates-from-dave-roberts">Dave Roberts finding innovative way</a>s to keep the Dodgers on top of the standings. Los Angeles currently owns a 41-28 record and is one game ahead of the San Francisco Giants in the NL West, pending the Giants’ Wednesday contest against the Colorado Rockies.</p><p>But this is a great moment for Ben Casparius. He has the opportunity to prove his worth as a starter, showing off his versatility to the rest of the league. He’s had himself a strong 2025 campaign so far and seems on track to continue playing at a high level. Casparius entered the Padres game with a 2.93 ERA and 1.000 WHIP while recording 44 strikeouts through 44.0 innings pitched.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dodgers’ Ben Casparius earns major props from Dave Roberts after surprise start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mlb/los-angeles-dodgers/dodgers-news-dave-roberts-reveals-why-didnt-pull-ben-casparius-brutal-inning-vs-cubs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals why he didn’t pull Ben Casparius in brutal inning vs. Cubs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Ben-Casparius-pitching-for-the-Dodgers-.jpg"><figcaption>Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Dodgers’ Dave Roberts reveals why he didn’t pull Ben Casparius in brutal inning vs. Cubs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-04-12T22:56:55-07:00">April 12th, 10:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-04-12T22:56:55-07:00">April 12th, 10:56pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a Senior Editor who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Dodgers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>There’s no two ways about it: the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/cubs-news-chicago-sets-incredible-benchmark-16-0-win-over-dodgers" rel="noopener">Los Angeles Dodgers got absolutely brutalized</a> in their Saturday night showdown against the Chicago Cubs.</p><p>The game started off well enough, with Roki Sasaki allowing only one run through five innings of action, but in the sixth inning, the proverbial train fell off the rails, with reliever Ben Casparius getting hammered to the tune of seven hits, six runs, and a home run for not-so-good measure.</p><p>What gives? Why did Dave Roberts keep the reliever in the game when he was giving up a hit to almost every batter he faced? Well, after the game, the World Series-winning skipper was asked about that very inning and gave his explanation of <a href="https://x.com/SportsNetLA/status/1911277850302534081" rel="noopener">where things went wrong</a>.</p><p>“I think tonight, Ben just didn’t command the baseball. The slider wasn’t sharp; the fastball was miscommanded; you could see the 1-2 fastball to Carson Kelly high count leverage,” Roberts said. “The fastball went goes middle in, it was supposed to go away with count leverage, and he hit a homer, and it just kind of spiraled from there. He just couldn’t make pitches tonight, and he’s been great. He’s been great for us. He was great for us early on, so I’m not going to put too much credence into one rough outing.”</p><p>Alright, while Roberts didn’t actually explain why he didn’t pull Casparius in the sixth until it was too late, his rationale is pretty simple to understand: Roberts knows the Dodgers are down pitchers at the moment and will need to rely on his bullpen more than usual moving forward as a result. After giving up that many runs, it became more about finishing the game, with Miguel Rojas inserted into the game to finish out the final two innings rather than stealing a comeback win.</p><p>Was this an ugly loss? 100 percent, but hey, at least the fans in attendance can say they witnessed the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mlb/dodgers-hit-historic-feat-in-stunning-home-loss-against-cubs">worst home loss in Dodgers history</a>, which, when coupled with Rojas’ efforts, is memorable all the same.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
23	3.522	7	1.4348	1	0

2025 SEASON STATS
IP	ERA	K	WHIP	HOLDS	SAVES
23	3.522	7	1.4348	1	0

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