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The defending World Series champions have lost 10 of their past 12 games but still lead the National League West.
Keith Meister has been outspoken about pitching injuries in baseball and what needs to change. He points to how the Tampa Bay Rays are using their pitchers as a possible path forward.
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers come into a matchup with the Minnesota Twins after losing three games in a row. Los Angeles is 33-20 at home and 58-42 overall. Dodgers hitters have a collective .443 slugging percentage to rank third in the NL.
USA Today's Bob Nightengale recently suggested the St. Louis Cardinals were undecided whether they would trade Ryan Helsley at the trade deadline this season. '
The quest of youth pitchers to emulate their heroes, such as Justin Verlander and Jacob deGrom, has caused them to need the same surgeries as the pros.
Coming out of the MLB All-Star break having lost seven of their last nine games and dealing with an injury-depleted pitching staff, the Los Angeles Dodgers have their sights set on adding arms prior to trade deadline.
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Glasnow's solid return should steady Dodgers' rotation. Now they just need to start hitting again
MILWAUKEE — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tyler Glasnow’s return from the injured list on Wednesday caused reliever Alexis Díaz to be sent back to the minor leagues one day after getting called up.
Kopech joins Evan Phillips (out for the season) and Blake Treinen (on a rehab assignment) on the injured list, leaving the Dodgers short on high-leverage right-handed relievers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to get hit hard by pitching injuries, this time receiving bad news on Michael Kopech.
The Dodgers have the best record in the National League but several questions remain as the second half of the baseball season gets underway this weekend.
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