The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming off a brutal Freeway Sequence, which featured the Los Angeles Angels finishing a six-game season sweep over the defending champions.
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The Dodgers are probably the most susceptible they’ve been all season, shedding what was a nine-game lead within the NL West simply over a month in the past. LA will face the first-place San Diego Padres — who earned their lead within the division Wednesday — six occasions within the subsequent 10 days.
MLB’s most-used bullpen in baseball will face the league’s finest bullpen within the sport. The Dodgers bullpen is as soon as once more short-handed as right-hander Brock Stewart landed on the injured listing with proper shoulder irritation on Tuesday.
Supervisor Dave Roberts offered the most recent replace on Stewart, who was the Dodgers’ most notable addition on the commerce deadline.
“Fairly benign, put on and tear,” Roberts mentioned of Stewart’s harm following testing. “It’s gonna be a number of weeks till he returns.”
Roberts known as this the “best-case state of affairs” and added, “there’s no structural harm … it’s simply good that Brock flagged it early.”
Stewart made simply 4 appearances for LA earlier than being sidelined with the shoulder harm. The reliever obtained a cortisone injection for the irritation, and isn’t anticipated to choose up a baseball for at the least every week.
In his 4 appearances for LA, Stewart gave up two runs and 6 hits throughout 3.2 innings leading to a 4.91 ERA.
The Dodgers are lacking Stewart, Tanner Scott, Michael Kopech, and Kirby Yates within the bullpen. The return of all 4 relievers will definitely present some aid to an ailing bullpen, however the Dodgers have already misplaced management of the division.
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