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Dodgers' River Ryan: Slated for rehab start Saturday
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Ryan (shoulder) is slated to start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Alex Freedman reports.
Ryan was placed on the 60-day injured list at the beginning of the season due to right shoulder fatigue. He returned to action in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on June 3, and over two appearances he gave up zero runs on zero hits and one walk while striking out eight over four innings.
Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Idle against southpaw
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Heyward is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.
Heyward is 2-for-19 in his last five starts and will take a seat Friday with lefty Cole Ragans on the mound for Kansas City. Chris Taylor, Andy Pages and Teoscar Hernandez will fill the outfield from left to right.
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Sitting versus lefty
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Lux isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Friday versus the Royals, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
With southpaw Cole Ragans on the mound for Kansas City, the lefty-hitting Lux will watch the beginning of Friday's contest from Los Angeles' dugout. Miguel Rojas will fill in at the keystone and bat eighth.
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Next step could be rehab stint
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Kershaw (shoulder) completed three simulated innings at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, and he could be ready to pitch in rehab games with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, per MLB.com.
Kershaw's fastball hit 88-89 mph in the sim game, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, which is in the range of his usual velocity over the past three seasons. Manager Dave Roberts proclaimed the future Hall of Famer to be "much further" along in his recovery than initially expected. Kershaw will almost certainly need to log multiple rehab starts, and the Dodgers are very unlikely to rush him back, but the southpaw could be ready to make his season debut sometime in July.
Dodgers' Ryan Yarbrough: Covers three frames in bulk relief
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Yarbrough tossed three relief innings against Texas on Thursday, allowing one run on two hits and four walks while striking out three batters.
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto's scheduled start pushed back to Saturday, Los Angeles opted for a bullpen game in the finale of a three-game set against the Rangers. Michael Grove opened and took the loss after allowing two runs in one inning, before Yarbrough settled things down a bit despite issuing a season-high four free passes. Yarbrough has shifted between a starting role and a relief role throughout his career, but he's made all 19 of his appearances so far this year out of the bullpen. The southpaw has covered two or more innings in 11 of those outings, and overall he's posted a 3.11 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 22:16 K:BB over 46.1 frames.
Rotowire 48 MINS AGO
Ryan (shoulder) is slated to start for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday, Alex Freedman reports.
Ryan was placed on the 60-day injured list at the beginning of the season due to right shoulder fatigue. He returned to action in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League on June 3, and over two appearances he gave up zero runs on zero hits and one walk while striking out eight over four innings.
Dodgers' Jason Heyward: Idle against southpaw
Rotowire 1 HR AGO
Heyward is out of the lineup for Friday's game against the Royals.
Heyward is 2-for-19 in his last five starts and will take a seat Friday with lefty Cole Ragans on the mound for Kansas City. Chris Taylor, Andy Pages and Teoscar Hernandez will fill the outfield from left to right.
Dodgers' Gavin Lux: Sitting versus lefty
Rotowire 1 HR AGO
Lux isn't in the Dodgers' lineup Friday versus the Royals, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
With southpaw Cole Ragans on the mound for Kansas City, the lefty-hitting Lux will watch the beginning of Friday's contest from Los Angeles' dugout. Miguel Rojas will fill in at the keystone and bat eighth.
Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw: Next step could be rehab stint
Rotowire 5 HRS AGO
Kershaw (shoulder) completed three simulated innings at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, and he could be ready to pitch in rehab games with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, per MLB.com.
Kershaw's fastball hit 88-89 mph in the sim game, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times, which is in the range of his usual velocity over the past three seasons. Manager Dave Roberts proclaimed the future Hall of Famer to be "much further" along in his recovery than initially expected. Kershaw will almost certainly need to log multiple rehab starts, and the Dodgers are very unlikely to rush him back, but the southpaw could be ready to make his season debut sometime in July.
Dodgers' Ryan Yarbrough: Covers three frames in bulk relief
Rotowire 5 HRS AGO
Yarbrough tossed three relief innings against Texas on Thursday, allowing one run on two hits and four walks while striking out three batters.
With Yoshinobu Yamamoto's scheduled start pushed back to Saturday, Los Angeles opted for a bullpen game in the finale of a three-game set against the Rangers. Michael Grove opened and took the loss after allowing two runs in one inning, before Yarbrough settled things down a bit despite issuing a season-high four free passes. Yarbrough has shifted between a starting role and a relief role throughout his career, but he's made all 19 of his appearances so far this year out of the bullpen. The southpaw has covered two or more innings in 11 of those outings, and overall he's posted a 3.11 ERA, 1.06 WHIP and 22:16 K:BB over 46.1 frames.