Simply minutes earlier than Friday’s sport, the Dodgers positioned Tyler Glasnow on the 15-day injured listing with proper elbow tendinitis.
Glasnow was initially scheduled to begin Friday’s sport towards the St. Louis Cardinals however was pushed back to Saturday to provide him further relaxation Glasnow’s harm is the latest health problem the Dodger’s pitching workers has confronted in 2024. The Dodgers ace already went on the IL simply earlier than the All-Star break this yr with lower-back tightness.
Bobby Miller, who was optioned to the minors final month, is in St. Louis with the group on the taxi squad, in accordance with Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Instances. Supervisor Dave Roberts stated there’s a likelihood he’ll now begin on Saturday.
Justin Wrobleski, who was optioned when the Dodgers acquired Jack Flaherty, has impressed in his small pattern dimension on the main league degree. In 4 video games began, he has a 4.05 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 20 innings.
Wrobleski’s final begin was his most spectacular. He went 5.2 innings and held the Houston Astros to 2 runs on 4 hits.
Nonetheless, the Dodgers will miss Glasnow’s presence within the rotation. He has 3.49 ERA in 22 video games and is third in strikeouts within the Nationwide League with 168. He has already set a profession excessive in innings pitched with 134 and a brand new profession finest in strikeouts.
Glasnow’s harm comes when the Dodgers’ lead within the NL West has diminished. The San Diego Padres and Arizona Diamondbacks are two and two-and-a-half video games behind Los Angeles within the division, respectively.
The Dodgers’ lead within the division was seven video games when the second half began on July 19.
There isn’t any timetable for Glasnow’s return.
