Dodgers’ Will Smith struggling with “learning curve” after hot start

LOS ANGELES — It has been a summer blockbuster featuring Will Smith.
With dramatic hits filling his highlight reel, Smith has arrived in L.A. with such a flourish that the Dodgers took the rare leap of faith, handing the job of being the primary catcher on a team with World Series aspirations to a rookie.
The realities of those responsibilities have settled in. With Smith starting 23 of the past 34 games, the Dodgers’ staff ERA has risen from 3.41 through the end of July to 3.63 sinc