Braves pitcher Julio Teheran was hung with a loss Monday after giving up five earned runs on nine hits and two walks in 7 1/3 innings and striking out six in his team's 6-2 defeat against the Dodgers.
Teheran (10-9) has been rocked in back-to-back starts while also taking the loss in each of his last three outings. He delivered five scoreless innings Monday before running into trouble in the sixth, giving up four straight singles to bring a run home before any outs were recorded and watching two more runners cross the plate before he could work out of the inning. He put two men on in the eighth before being relieved, and the bullpen allowed both to score.
Teheran owns a 3.06 ERA and 152:38 K:BB ratio in 170 2/3 innings despite giving up 11 earned runs in 13 1/3 innings over his last two starts. He's set to face the A's Saturday.