Dominating them does not exactly portend future postseason success. Still, what Landon Knack did at loanDepot Park, in the Dodgers’ 8-4 win over their middling hosts, was impressive. Especially for a rookie pitcher auditioning for the Dodgers' potential postseason rotation.

Landon Knack struck out seven in five scoreless innings, and the Dodgers got home runs from Will Smith, Tommy Edman, and Kiké Hernández to beat the Marlins on Wednesday in Miami.

Knack gives up five runs in the first two innings on Friday night, including two-run home runs to Jorge Soler and Gio Urshela, and the Dodgers can’t dig out of the early hole in a 6-2 defeat.

Landon Knack has not had a significant number of opportunities with the Los Angeles Dodgers, but he’s certainly impressed when given the chance. That was until the right-hander turned in his worst start of the season,