
The Los Angeles Dodgers proceed to face pitching challenges as starter Tyler Glasnow was positioned on the 15-day injured record Friday with elbow tendinitis.
He was scheduled to start out Saturday within the center recreation of a three-game street sequence in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals. As an alternative, Bobby Miller (1-2, 8.07 ERA) will return from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis to deal with the duty.
Glasnow was 9-6 with a 3.49 ERA, becoming a member of Los Angeles Illinois beginning pitchers Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Dustin Might, Tony Gonsolin, Emmett Sheehan and River Ryan. Collectively.
The Dodgers promoted rookie Justin Wobleski to start out Friday’s recreation. Los Angeles beat the Cardinals 7-6 after Kevin Kiermaier had a four-run efficiency to earn his first win within the majors.
Initially, Wrobleski’s promotion was meant to offer Glasnold an additional break day. Glasnow, who has a historical past of elbow accidents, skilled soreness and was examined.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated Glasnow lobbied for him to start out after getting the check outcomes, however the staff did not wish to push.
Roberts stated he can be “on pins and needles” watching Glasnow play, so the Dodgers suspended him for no less than the subsequent two video games.
The staff ready for the transfer by eradicating Miller from the scheduled beginning lineup in Oklahoma Metropolis on Thursday. “We wished to cease Bobby simply in case we would have liked him,” Roberts stated.
Miller, who was sidelined earlier this season with shoulder soreness, is 0-1 with a 5.82 ERA in 5 Triple-A video games this season.
On March 29, in his solely profession begin in opposition to St. Louis, he allowed simply two hits in six scoreless innings in a 6-3 victory over the Cardinals. He struck out 11 occasions however didn’t attain base.
Whereas the Dodgers have gained six of their previous eight video games, the Cardinals have misplaced 5 in a row and dropped two video games under .500 for the primary time since June 12.
“I do not assume the aim is .500 or round .500,” Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt stated. “Our aim is to make the playoffs and that is what we’ll proceed to attempt to do.”
St. Louis will begin Andre Pallante (4-6, 4.21 ERA), who hit 5 2/3 innings in his most up-to-date begin on Aug. 10 He gave up three hits, permitting the Kansas Metropolis Royals to attain two runs and one earned run.
Palant has allowed one run or one run in 4 of his final seven begins. Nevertheless, he additionally walked 14 batters throughout that interval and struck out 29 occasions.
Pallant confronted the Dodgers twice in March, permitting a complete of three runs on three hits in three innings. Over the course of his profession, Palant has gone 0-0 with a 5.06 ERA in 4 profession begins in opposition to Los Angeles, all out of the bullpen.
The Cardinals are in a troublesome spot heading into their twenty second straight recreation in opposition to an opponent with a successful file. Friday’s loss places St. Louis 10 video games behind the Milwaukee Brewers for first place within the Nationwide League Central and 4 video games behind the ultimate NL wild-card spot.
“Some persons are indignant, some persons are feeling OK,” Cardinals head coach Oliver Marmore stated earlier than the sequence started. “We’ll proceed to do our greatest. Nothing will change. We now have been right here earlier than.”
–Scene-level media