MILWAUKEE — Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández was positioned on the 10-day injured listing with irritation in his left elbow forward of Monday evening’s 9-1 series-opening loss to the Brewers at American Household Subject. Supervisor Dave Roberts is hopeful that Hernández will likely be again in motion “shortly after the All-Star break.”
Outfielder James Outman was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis because the corresponding roster transfer. The Dodgers additionally chosen righty reliever Julian Fernández from Oklahoma Metropolis and optioned righty Justin Wrobleski, whereas infielder CJ Alexander was designated for task to clear a 40-man roster spot.
Monday’s loss was the Dodgers’ fourth in a row, matching their season excessive. They’ve been outscored 38-7 in that span.
“Shoot, I don’t assume there’s a group in baseball that’s at full energy,” Roberts stated. “So I simply really feel that with the fellows we’ve, we simply need to play higher. We obtained to pitch higher. We obtained to defend higher. We obtained to take extra aggressive at-bats. And we’re simply not doing any of these issues proper now.”
Roberts first advised reporters in Los Angeles on Sunday that Hernández was feeling soreness in his elbow. He additionally talked about that Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman have been coping with minor accidents, and each have been out of Monday’s beginning lineup.
The latter two have been harm throughout Saturday’s recreation towards the Astros. Teoscar Hernández fouled a ball off his left foot and is coping with residual soreness — which Roberts described as a contusion — and Edman sustained a hairline fracture in his proper little toe after being hit by a pitch.
Each are probably accessible to pinch-hit within the first two video games of the sequence vs. the Brewers, and Roberts is hopeful that they may get well effectively sufficient to start out within the area for Wednesday’s sequence finale, which can even see Tyler Glasnow return to the mound after spending greater than two months on the IL with proper shoulder irritation.
Roberts famous that the toe fracture wouldn’t forestall Edman from enjoying third base, the place he and Miguel Rojas will see time whereas Max Muncy recovers from a bone bruise in his left knee. The toe would possibly inhibit Edman’s means to play the outfield, however he ought to be capable of transfer between second and third as wanted.
Kiké Hernández has been coping with lingering elbow soreness — which he aggravated on a clumsy slide into house plate — for the reason that Dodgers’ sequence in Cleveland from Could 26-28. Hernández had been receiving therapy on his elbow, together with a cortisone shot, however he did not clarify how unhealthy it was to Roberts till this previous weekend.
“At that cut-off date, he saved it to himself. Simply wished to be on the market to compete, and it simply frequently obtained worse and actually impacted his offense and the swing,” Roberts stated. “And so only a couple days in the past, it simply actually reached a head the place it was just about insupportable. He is a man that simply does not wish to go on the IL and prides himself on being accessible.”
Outman slashed .289/.378/.592 in 70 video games with Oklahoma Metropolis. He drew the beginning in heart area on Monday and can possible see most of his enjoying time towards right-handed pitchers.
Wrobleski, who was hitting his stride as an extended reliever, was optioned to Triple-A extra due to the timing than anything. He would not have been accessible till the weekend after pitching 4 2/3 innings on Saturday, and he’ll be eligible to be recalled once more not lengthy after the All-Star break.
Fernández allowed two runs on two hits and one stroll in two innings in reduction towards the Brewers in his first large league motion since 2021 with the Rockies. He recorded a 4.08 ERA throughout 28 2/3 innings with the Comets.
Alexander was claimed off waivers from the Yankees on Thursday. He performed in solely two video games for the Comets earlier than being designated for task.
The absence of Muncy within the lineup was noticeable over the weekend, when the Dodgers mixed to attain six runs in a three-game sweep by the Astros. Shedding Kiké Hernández — and Teoscar Hernández and Edman, albeit for a shorter time frame — additional waters down the offense.
“You possibly can’t substitute All-Stars. You possibly can’t substitute guys which have gained MVP in postseason. You possibly can’t substitute these sort of issues,” shortstop Mookie Betts stated. “The following man has to step up and do what he can do.”
