Don Mattingly just can’t win, literally.
The Dodgers skipper faced a tough decision in the seventh inning of Friday’s 3-1 loss to the Mets. Clayton Kershaw -- 113 pitches into his night -- walked the bases loaded, forcing Mattingly to to turn to his bullpen.
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One swing of the bat from David Wright and the second guessing commenced.
But the call for Mattingly’s head can’t go both ways. He was questioned for relying on Kershaw in 2014. Now, he’s being questioned for relying on his bullpen just a year later.
In Mattingly’s defense, Kershaw was 113 pitches into his night and en route to facing Wright for a fourth time. The outcome was likely to be the same regardless of who was on the mound.
But at least this way, Mattingly chose to go down with an arm able to cope with right-handed hitters.
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