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 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,

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.

The Braves struck first with three consecutive base hits off Knack in the bottom of the first. Marcell Ozuna bounced a ball off the top of Max Muncy’s glove for a base hit, and Matt Olson doubled in Ozuna for the early 1-0 lead.

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.

Dodgers' rookie Landon Knack was rocked on the mound Friday night, but manager Dave Roberts told Knack not to harp on the rough outing.

The Los Angeles Dodgers dropped the opener of their three-game series against the Atlanta Braves behind the worst start of Landon Knack’s big league career.