Dodgers News: Tony Gonsolin Continuing to Pitch Well, '2 Mistakes' Cost Him Against Braves

He's proving that last year was no fluke.

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the series finale to the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, 4-3, in walk-off fashion. The Dodgers bats went just 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position, leaving 10 runners on base in a game they easily could have won.

One of the biggest positives of the game, however, was the continued dominant pitching from right-handed pitcher Tony Gonsolin.

The Cat Man made his return to the rotation at the end of April, after opening the season on the injured list with an ankle sprain. Ever since making his return, he's been close to lights out, proving that last year's All-Star season was no fluke.

On Wednesday, Gonsolin went 5.2 innings, allowing three hits and three earned runs while striking out four.

Tony Gonsolin made two mistakes but pitched well against a strong Braves lineup. His final line:

5.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 11 Whiffs

He’s the first Dodgers starter to go more than 5 innings since Julio Urias did it on May 13.

His season ERA now sits at 1.82 in six starts.

— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) May 25, 2023

It would have been a near perfect outing, if not for two mistakes — one to Matt Olson in the fourth inning, and one to Marcell Ozuna in the fifth inning.

"I feel like I executed pitches pretty well today, top to bottom," Gonsolin said after the game. "I feel like I made two mistakes, really mistakes, today and they hit them both out."

"I feel like I executed pitches pretty well... made two mistakes today and they hit them both out." Tony Gonsolin (5.2 IP, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 Ks) on his outing. pic.twitter.com/Ys2bzvbTyH

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) May 25, 2023

Gonsolin's manager, Dave Roberts, agreed with his pitcher — it was an overall great outing marred by two bad pitches.

"I thought he did a great job, clearly was efficient," Roberts said. "They didn’t get many hits off him. Unfortunately, he made two bad pitches and Olson and Ozuna took good swings."

Dave Roberts on Tony Gonsolin's outing, his progression through the season and the #Dodgers missed opportunities. pic.twitter.com/XKVlUnT0jN

— SportsNet LA (@SportsNetLA) May 25, 2023

While it's never nice to end a road trip with a loss, the Dodgers have a lot to take away from this game, and nothing could be better than the dominant start from Gonsolin.

The Dodgers rotation has been hit with injuries to their top two starters, and they desperately need someone to prove that they can not only give the team length, but give them consistent quality starts.

Gonsolin has proved that, and confirmed that he's officially fully back from the ankle injury.

"The build up's over," Gonsolin said. "They're just normal starts now."

The Dodgers will look forward to another good start from Gonsolin next week, hopefully continuing his impressive start to the 2023 season.