MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers utilityman Kiké Hernández went on the injured checklist with left elbow irritation and outfielder James Outman obtained known as up from the minors amongst a sequence of strikes the NL West leaders made Monday.
The Dodgers additionally known as up right-handed pitcher Julian Fernández, optioned left-hander Justin Wrobleski to triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis and designated infielder CJ Alexander for project earlier than starting a three-game sequence with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated Hernández began getting bothered by the elbow subject throughout a sequence in Cleveland on the finish of Might.
“There was a slide there at dwelling plate the place it actually began to behave up and trouble him,” Roberts stated. “At that cut-off date, he stored it to himself, simply eager to be on the market and compete. It simply frequently obtained worse and actually impacted his offence and his swing. And so simply a few days in the past it actually reached a head the place it was just about insupportable.”
Hernández has hit simply .109 (6 of 55) because the begin of June. The 33-year-old is batting .195 with a .259 on-base proportion, eight homers and 22 RBIs in 71 video games this season.
Roberts stated the Dodgers are hopeful Hernández might return shortly after the All-Star break.
Outman, 28, batted .125 (3 of 24) with two homers and 4 RBIs in 9 video games throughout an earlier stint with Los Angeles this season. He has been hitting .289 with a .378 on-base proportion, 20 homers, 74 RBIs and 14 steals in 70 video games with triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis.
The Dodgers arrived in Milwaukee after getting swept in a three-game dwelling sequence with Houston that underscored their roster points as a consequence of varied nagging accidents. Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and second baseman Tommy Edman didn’t play in a 5-1 loss to the Astros on Sunday and remained out of the lineup Monday, although neither participant was positioned on the injured checklist.
Teoscar Hernández fouled a ball off his left foot and Edman fouled a ball off his proper foot Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the Astros. Edman ended up with a fractured toe.
Roberts stated each gamers could possibly be obtainable off the bench the following couple of days and expressed hope they could be capable of begin Wednesday.
Fernández, 29, was 3-0 with a 4.08 ERA and 32 strikeouts over 28 2/3 innings in 24 appearances with Oklahoma Metropolis. Wrobleski, 24, was 4-3 with a 4.50 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 40 innings in eight appearances with Los Angeles.
The Dodgers had simply claimed Alexander off waivers from the New York Yankees final week earlier than designating him for project Monday.
