Dodgers' Michael Petersen: Dropped from 40-man roster
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The Dodgers designated Petersen for assignment Sunday.
The 30-year-old was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday and has now lost his place on the 40-man roster. Petersen has received his first look in the majors this season and has a 6.43 ERA, 1.57 WHIP and 11:8 K:BB over 14 innings.
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Dodgers' Nick Ramirez: Contract selected
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The Dodgers selected Ramirez's contract from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.
The 35-year-old was designated for assignment by Los Angeles in late July, but he's back on the 28-man active roster and 40-man roster Sunday. Ramirez posted a 2.66 ERA in 32 outings with the Yankees last season, but he's surrendered eight earned runs over 11.1 big-league frames in 2024.
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Dodgers' Justin Wrobleski: Returns to Triple-A
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Wrobleski was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday.
The left-hander was called up from Oklahoma City on Friday and will return to the minors after delivering two scoreless innings out of the bullpen Saturday against Cleveland. Wrobleski has a 6.40 ERA, 1.42 WHIP and 22:14 K:BB across 32.1 frames in the big leagues this season.
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Dodgers' Miguel Rojas: Out of Sunday's lineup
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Rojas is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
Rojas started the last five games and will receive a day off after goine 4-for-17 with two walks and two RBI during that span. Tommy Edman will shift to shortstop while Kevin Kiermaier receives a start in center field.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Hernandez (ankle) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
The 31-year-old will sit for the second straight game after he suffered a left ankle contusion during Friday's contest. Hernandez was initially expected to require a trip to the injured list, but he's currently considered day-to-day after an MRI and CT scan came back negative. Andy Pages is receiving a start in left field Sunday for Los Angeles.
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Dodgers' Mookie Betts: Goes deep Saturday
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Betts went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run in Saturday's 7-2 win against the Guardians.
Betts scored Los Angeles' first run of the game after drawing a walk in the first frame. He added a solo shot in the fourth for the final run of the contest. Betts has reached base safely via hit or walk in 13 consecutive games and is slashing .348/.418/.696 with four homers, 16 RBI, 12 runs and four stolen bases over that stretch.
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Dodgers' Andy Pages: Launches 10th homer
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Pages went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Saturday's win over Cleveland.
Pages smacked a two-out, two-run homer in his first trip to the plate to extend the Dodgers' lead to six runs. It marked the outfielder's first long ball since being called back up from the minors and his 10th overall on the campaign. Pages has also hit safely and driven in at least one run in back-to-back games.
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Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Productive in win
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Edman went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Saturday's win over the Guardians.
Edman drove in the Dodgers' first two runs of the game with a ground rule double in the opening frame before then coming home to score on a Miguel Rojas single. The infielder would later add a single and a stolen base in the fifth to give him his second multi-hit performance this month and his fourth over his last nine games. Over that latter stretch he's batting .314 (11-for-35) with seven RBI, four runs and three steals.
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Dodgers' Brent Honeywell: Picks up first win in relief
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Honeywell (1-1) picked up the win over the Guardians on Saturday, allowing one hit over two scoreless innings in relief.
Honeywell was one of seven pitchers used by the Dodgers on Saturday, coming in to close out the final two innings as the team cruised to a 7-2 win at home. The right-hander retired six of the seven batters he faced over those two frames en route to earning his first win of the campaign. Honeywell had allowed at least one run in three-consecutive appearances coming in and still carries a 6.00 ERA over three innings in September (two appearances). Saturday also marked the first time in his last four outings that he didn't issue a walk.
Manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Graterol (hamstring) is expected to be activated off the 15-day injured list in the next couple of days, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Graterol threw one scoreless inning in his last rehab outing with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday. He's been on the injured list since Aug. 7 due to a Grade 1 hamstring strain, but he appears to be ready to return to the Dodgers' bullpen. Graterol began the season on the injured list with right shoulder inflammation, and his lone appearance with the big club came Aug. 6 against the Phillies, when he gave up two runs on one hit and one walk over one-third of an inning.
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Dodgers' Tyler Glasnow: Throws off mound
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Glasnow (elbow) threw a 25-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.
Saturday marks the first time Glasnow has thrown off a mound since he landed on the injured list in mid-August due to right elbow tendinitis. He's not expected to make it back to the Dodgers before mid-September, but the fact he's back on a mound is a good indication of progress. The 31-year-old righty will presumably throw a few more bullpen sessions before progressing to live batting practice.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Scans come back clean
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Hernandez said Saturday that an MRI and CT scan on his left ankle came back negative, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
There was initially concern that Hernandez would need to spend time on the injured list after he was hit by a pitch during Friday's contest. However, it now appears the 31-year-old outfielder escaped the incident with no more than a bruise. He'll likely remain out for the remainder of the Dodgers' series versus Cleveland, though there's a chance he returns to the starting nine against the Cubs on Monday or Tuesday.
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Dodgers' Will Smith: Not starting Saturday
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Smith isn't in the Dodgers' lineup for Saturday's game against the Guardians.
After going 0-for-8 with four strikeouts across his last two games, Smith will get a breather Saturday against Gavin Williams and the Guardians. Austin Barnes will start behind the plate instead and bat ninth.
Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Secures 100-RBI season with homer
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Ohtani went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 3-1 loss to the Guardians.
Ohtani was quiet in a two-game series against the Angels, going 1-for-8 with a triple, a walk and two runs scored. He got back to swinging a hot bat Friday with his sixth-inning long ball, ending a four-game homer drought that incredibly was his longest since the All-Star break. Ohtani has eight multi-hit efforts over his last 15 games, going 19-for-63 (.302) with five homers and nine steals in that span. The superstar has a .291/.376/.617 slash line with 45 homers (one off his career high), 100 RBI, 112 runs scored, 46 steals, 30 doubles and seven triples through 138 contests.
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Dodgers' Landon Knack: Does well in loss
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Knack (2-3) allowed two runs on three hits and a walk while striking out eight over six innings Friday, taking the loss versus the Guardians.
Knack was called up to fill a spot in the Dodgers' downtrodden rotation while Clayton Kershaw (toe) and Gavin Stone (shoulder) are out of action. This was Knack's first big-league game since Aug. 13, and he was able to limit the Guardians to a two-run home run by Andres Gimenez in the sixth inning. Through 11 appearances (nine starts), Knack has given up more than two runs just twice. He's at a 3.00 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 52:13 K:BB through 54 innings. He'll likely get at least one more start, which is tentatively projected to come in Atlanta, though Knack could stick around longer if the Dodgers decide he's a better option than Bobby Miller.
