The Los Angeles Dodgers are planning to move a pitcher back to the bullpen from the rotation amid his struggles.

Ben Casparius labored through a short start and the Los Angeles Dodgers suffered an 18-1 blowout loss to the red-hot Houston Astros to put a damper on Fourth of July at Dodger Stadium.

He yielded six runs over three innings against the Astros on Friday, which may have been the tipping point in terms of the Dodgers' decision to move him back to the bullpen.

Even when Casparius exited, however, Altuve wasn’t done, adding an exclamation point with a three-run homer in the Astros’ 10-run sixth — the most runs the Dodgers (56-33) had given up in ...

Dodgers pitcher Ben Casparius has settled into the “bulk” innings role following Shohei Ohtani’s brief outings on the mound as the two-way superstar eases back into pitching.

On the first pitch of Friday's game, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ben Casparius allowed a homer to Houston Astros third baseman Isaac Paredes. From there, it didn't get much better for the Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES — By posting a 2.93 ERA and holding hitters to a .217 average over his first 40 innings out of the bullpen this season, Ben Casparius pitched his way into the Dodgers’ depleted starting ...

Ben Casparius allows six runs and Noah Davis gives up 10 in a 10‑run sixth as Houston hits five homers on the Fourth of July, handing the Dodgers their worst defeat at Dodger Stadium in an 18 ...