Proper-hander Kyle Hurt has been positioned on the Dodgers’ 15-day injured record resulting from proper shoulder irritation, supervisor Dave Roberts instructed reporters together with The Athletic’s Fabian Ardaya.
Damage’s placement is retroactive to April 17. Proper-hander Nick Ramirez was referred to as up from Triple-A to take the open spot on Los Angeles’ 26-man roster.
Damage was solely simply recalled from Triple-A himself final Tuesday, and that very same day pitched two scoreless innings within the Dodgers’ 6-2 victory over the Nationals. With only one earned run allowed in 6 2/3 MLB innings this season, Damage has a 1.04 ERA over his 8 2/3 complete frames as an enormous leaguer, together with his one-game cup of espresso of a debut final 12 months.
Whereas not the most important of pattern sizes, the truth that Damage has solely issued one stroll towards Main League batters is encouraging, as he has skilled some management issues within the minors.
The righty’s ungainly 14.03% stroll price over 188 2/3 minor league frames is offset, to some extent, by his equally outsized 36.6% strikeout price. The elements are clearly there for a possible future as a bullpen weapon, although Damage has began 41 of his 65 profession minor league video games, so the Dodgers will doubtless need to extra absolutely discover what they’ve in Damage as a starter earlier than contemplating a transition to aid work.
For now, nevertheless, Damage will change into the tenth totally different pitcher on the Los Angeles injured record, because the Dodgers proceed to seek for wholesome arms to fill innings.
The pitching schedule is additional sophisticated by the staff’s want to maintain Yoshinobu Yamamoto on a once-per-week schedule (mirroring his utilization in Japan) in the meanwhile, relatively than on an everyday flip via the rotation.
Of everybody on the IL, Walker Buehler is perhaps the closest to activation, although Buehler will probably be making no less than yet one more minor league rehab begin as he works his manner again from Tommy John surgical procedure.
