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.

Jul 4, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Ben Casparius (78) ... “To get him into the starter role, it was out of need, and he did that.

Casparius has been working either as a primary pitcher behind an opener or as a traditional starter since mid-June, but he's struggled of late, posting a 9.77 ERA with a 1.79 WHIP over his past ...

Casparius is expected to pitch in bulk relief in Monday's game against the Padres behind starter Shohei Ohtani (elbow), who will serve as the Dodgers' opening pitcher, Jeff Spiegel of DodgerBlue ...

As Ohtani eases back into pitching, Casparius has become his partner, logging innings in a “bulk” role following Ohtani’s brief starts. They’ll do so again Saturday in Kansas City.

Casparius’ first game as a pseudo starter saw him hold the San Diego Padres to just one run over four innings on June 11. But in four appearances (one start) since that point, the right-hander ...