Tanner Scott has been placed on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation, leaving the Dodgers to seek other options for save opportunities. Kirby Yates is expected to fill this role despite a recent poor outing after a prior successful save. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts expresses confidence in Yates but acknowledges issues with his splitter pitch, particularly its effectiveness against left-handed hitters. Yates is reportedly working on adjustments to improve this pitch and regain reliability moving forward.
I'm very confident. I think that the fastball has been good, consistent. The split has been the problem, and it's just not moving the way we'd like it to.
Yates is in the midst of a down year with the Dodgers, largely due to his splitter no longer being an effective pitch, particularly against left-handed pitching.
Yeah, it is. It is. And I think that if you look at his success against left-handed hitters this year, the split is the cause.
Well, we're seeing it in real time how it is when you've got one pitch, essentially, that you have a lot of confidence in.
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