Brandon Sproat gave up three runs in four-plus innings Sunday in a loss to the Dodgers.

Sproat struck out seven and had 13 whiffs today. He dealt with a lot of traffic while walking three and hitting a batter, but he kept the Dodgers to one run through four. The fifth started with a single and his fourth walk, at which point he was pulled, and both runners came around to score off Shane Drohan. It’s the fourth time in five starts than Sproat has failed to complete five innings, and he’s now 1-3 with a 5.84 ERA overall. If he stays in the rotation — and he did get a vote of confidence from manager Pat Murphy after the game — he’ll face the Astros next weekend.