BALTIMORE – When the Dodgers saw Tanner Scott last October, he was nearly unhittable.

In 4 ⅓ postseason innings for the San Diego Padres, Scott allowed just two hits and struck out seven of the 17 batters he faced. Shohei Ohtani was that strikeout victim four times in the National League Division Series.

That was the reliever the Dodgers hoped they were signing when they gave Scott a four-year, $72 million contract last winter. That has not been the reliever they have gotten for their money so far. Far from it.

“I think as far as physically, he is where he was last October. Performance-wise, not even close,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said recently. “And I think for Tanner, it’s the predictability of … where the pitches are at. I think just for me, getting hitters to be uncomfortable.

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