The first-place Dodgers head to Phoenix to face the second-place Diamondbacks for four games in a National League West showdown at Chase Field beginning Friday night.
A look at the players the Dodgers will add when rosters expand in September, including outfielder Andy Pages plus potentially Justin Wrobleski for a spot start on Sunday. Eventually, Yoshinobu Yamamoto will return.
Catcher Austin Barnes was activated off the injured list to start for the Dodgers on Thursday night against the Orioles, after missing eight games with a toe fracture on his left foot. Hunter Feduccia was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Walker Buehler didn’t get good defense behind him, but the Dodgers right-hander was still encouraged by his outing against the Orioles. "Tonight was probably the best I’ve thrown the ball," he said.
Landon Knack had a strong outing for Oklahoma City, following a rehabbing Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Also in the Dodgers minor leaguers, Peter Heubeck struck out eight in six strong innings for Great Lakes, and Andy Pages had a multi-hit game in Triple-A.
Shohei Ohtani homered, stole a base, and was his usual elite self, and thanks to a Teoscar Hernández three-run shot, the Dodgers beat the Orioles in a battle of World Series contenders, 6-4.
Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow will resume a throwing program with the team in Phoenix on Friday, working his way back from elbow tendinitis. Reliever Brusdar Graterol is nearing a rehab assignment, which is a pleasant surprise after his hamstring injury. And catcher Austin Barnes will be activated Thursday.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed a run in two innings in his first rehab assignment start for Triple-A Oklahoma City, working his way back from a right rotator cuff strain in his shoulder that has sidelined the right-hander since mid-June.
Tyler Glasnow will be missing more time than initially expected, Evan Phillips has had a bounce back month of August, and more on Shohei Ohtani’s bobblehead night.
Dodgers prospect Dalton Rushing has taken quite nicely to Triple-A, and on Tuesday he homered twice and drove in five for Oklahoma City. Veteran reliever Nick Anderson opted out of his minor league deal and was released.
Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman played through a hairline fracture in his right middle finger last week, but he is out of the lineup for the series opener against the Orioles in an effort for his finger to "calm down."
The Dodgers’ game on Tuesday, September 24 against the Padres was added to the TBS schedule. Here’s a look at the national television games remaining for the Dodgers in September, plus still-open dates to be determined.
The Dodgers conclude their 9-game interleague play homestand by hosting the Orioles at Dodger Stadium for the first time in eight years. Jack Flaherty starts the series opener Tuesday on five days rest, with Walker Buehler shuffled to Wednesday.
A Dodgers fan recounts his trip to St. Louis to watch the team play the Cardinals for three games at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, plus a retrospective of the author’s 2024 travels to watch the Dodgers in road stadiums.
Mookie Betts played hero on Sunday against the Rays, Gavin Stone has been lights out over his last three starts, and Tony Gonsolin hasn’t ruled out a return to the mound this season.
Sunday in the Dodgers minors, Dalton Rushing homered and Josue De Paula reached base three times and stole two bases, plus strong starts on the mound for Jackson Ferris and Sterling Patick.