The Los Angeles Dodgers began the season with championship ambitions, but recent struggles have clouded their World Series hopes. Now holding first place in the NL West with an 80-64 record, the team’s biggest concern lies in a shaky bullpen—highlighted by the costly struggles of $72 million reliever Tanner Scott. Friday night at Camden Yards epitomized Scott’s struggles when he surrendered a walk-off home run to the Baltimore Orioles, extending the Dodgers’ losing streak to four games.

The crushing defeat prompted an emotional response from Scott, who admitted his mental battle with the game he once dominated.

The Athletic’s Andy McCullough captured Scott’s raw honesty following the devastating loss. “For everyone that threw tonight and was great, for that to happen, it just sucks,”

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