LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers positioned one other one among their high-leverage relievers on the injured record Monday, when Joe Kelly went down with what the staff described as a posterior pressure in his proper, throwing shoulder.
Kelly, whose IL placement was the corresponding transfer for activating Walker Buehler forward of his begin towards the Miami Marlins, joins fellow late-game relievers Ryan Brasier and Evan Phillips on the shelf, all of whom have suffered their accidents over the previous six days.
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Brasier (calf pressure), Phillips (hamstring pressure) and Kelly have accounted for greater than 1 / 4 of the Dodgers’ bullpen innings this season. Brusdar Graterol, one of many Dodgers’ main setup males final yr, has but to make his 2024 debut whereas recovering from shoulder irritation, however Blake Treinen returned from a protracted absence on Sunday.
Kelly, 35, has a 4.73 ERA in 15 appearances this season and was final used to document the ultimate out of the seventh inning in Sunday’s win over the Atlanta Braves. He skilled some discomfort through the outing, however Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts stated a follow-up scan confirmed “nothing exceptional.”
“That is an excellent factor,” Roberts stated. “So now it is only a sore shoulder and he is on the IL, however hopefully it is a short-term factor.”