Readers of the Los Angeles Times give their thoughts on the Dodgers' pitching problems, Mookie Betts' slump, the Clippers and WNBA All-Star Game.

The Los Angeles Dodgers' need for another high-leverage reliever is one of the worst-kept secrets in baseball. The club’s bullpen ranks in the bottom 10 of the league, and closer Tanner Scott has been anything but consistent.

Shohei Ohtani did not homer – for the first time in a week – but Teoscar Hernandez did on Friday night as the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 5-2.

Able to overcome a pair of rocky innings early, Emmet Sheehan locked in and helped the Dodgers pick off a 5-2 win over the Red Sox in the series opener at Fenway Park on Friday night. Pitching down the road from where he played collegiately at Boston College,

Buehler’s former Dodgers teammates presented him with his ring and gold-lettered championship jersey on the field at Fenway Park before Friday’s game.

An MLB trade deadline reunion between the Dodgers and Kenley Jansen could make sense for a team looking to bolster its right-handed pitching out of the bullpen.

Growing up a Red Sox fan, Dodgers reliever Ben Casparius enjoyed a special moment Friday, notching his first MLB save at Fenway.

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