Dodgers place right-hander Evan Phillips on 15-day injured list with right forearm discomfort
Advertisement
Read this article for free:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Digital Subscription
One year of digital access for only $205*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual subscription will automatically renew at $233.00 + GST every 52 weeks (10% off the regular annual price of $259.35). Offer available to new and qualified returning subscribers only. Cancel any time.
To continue reading, please subscribe:
Add Free Press access to your Brandon Sun subscription for only an additional
$1 for the first 4 weeks*
- Enjoy unlimited reading on winnipegfreepress.com
- Read the E-Edition, our digital replica newspaper
- Access News Break, our award-winning app
- Play interactive puzzles
*Your next Brandon Sun subscription payment will increase by $1.00 and you will be charged $17.95 plus GST for four weeks. After four weeks, your payment will increase to $24.95 plus GST every four weeks.
Read unlimited articles for free today:
or
Already have an account? Log in here »
Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 07/05/2025 (508 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
MIAMI (AP) — Injuries to Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers continued to pile Wednesday as right-hander Evan Phillips went on the 15-day injured list with right forearm discomfort.
Phillips reported soreness the last few days when he pitched, but manager Dave Roberts said the move was mostly precautionary and wasn’t too worried about the reliever’s long-term availability. He added he doesn’t think Phillips will require an MRI.
“Could he have pitched today? Absolutely,” Roberts said after the Dodgers’ 10-1 win over the Marlins. “I just don’t know — No one knows how he would respond going forward, so for us, it just made the most sense to IL him. Our expectation is on that 16th day, he’ll be back out there.”
Right-hander Matt Sauer was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move and pitched four strong innings of relief Wednesday for his first career save.
Phillips had just been activated from the injured list on April 19 after missing 21 games with a right rotator cuff strain. The reliever has made seven appearances this season with one save, striking out six and walking two while allowing no runs.
“I do feel like I can still contribute, but I think what it comes down to is you don’t want to mess around with something,” Phillips said, “and you’re in May, so we don’t really have the luxury of giving me a couple days off here to figure it out. So we decided it was best to just be cautious with it.”
Phillips’ injury adds to a series of health woes for the Dodgers’ pitching staff.
Three Dodgers starters — Blake Snell (shoulder inflammation), Tyler Glasnow (shoulder inflammation) and Clayton Kershaw (recovery from toe and knee surgery) — are on the injured list. And two-way star Shohei Ohtani is still a few months away from returning to the mound as he continues his recovery from 2023 elbow surgery.
Ahead of Wednesday’s game at Miami, Roberts said Snell and Glasnow will start playing catch Friday.
Kershaw looks to be near a return after tossing six no-hit innings in a rehab start on Tuesday. The 10-time All-Star is scheduled for another rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, which Roberts said could be his last before re-joining the Dodgers from the 60-day injured list. He’s eligible to be activated on May 18.
___
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb
Related Articles
Shohei Ohtani could have landed 15-year deal, agent says, but he didn't want to risk skills decline
Advertisement Advertise With Us
Advertisement Advertise With Us