#rookie-pitcher

#rookie-pitcher

"I'm taking starters out of the game, trying to get this game over with and get this kid a couple innings," Roberts said following the rivalry game in June. "And so that's why, I felt, I took that personal. Because I understand the game, and I understand that it doesn't feel good to get hit."

Jacob Misiorowski was placed on the injured list with a left tibia contusion, following an injury sustained from a line drive in his last start.

Roupp's inexperience was evident when his second pitch to Ohtani was a fastball down the middle, a critical mistake, leading to a home run and setting the tone for the game.