The second offering was even slower, a looping 68-mph curveball. Hill has been on the injured list since June 20 with a left forearm strain,The Dodgers' regular season ends on Sept. 29 at San Francisco, with the National League Division Series presented by Utz scheduled to begin on Oct. 3.On Tuesday night, Roberts mentioned the likelihood of Pollock not being in Wednesday's starting lineup before returning for Thursday's series finale at 12:05 p.m. PT. MIAMI -- As the Dodgers prepared for batting practice prior to Wednesday's game at Marlins Park, Rich Hill stood on the mound before moving around the infield with a baseball he was eager to throw. All Mancini could do was feebly wave his bat. He could've played today," Roberts said. That fits with Hill's timeline, as he's been targeting a return in June or July since undergoing elbow surgery back in October. He's been able to throw throughout the shutdown, allowing him to stay on his original timetable.Hill ended the regular season on a high note as the veteran left-hander pitched five scoreless innings and had nine strikeouts over two outings. The southpaw has expressed interest in returning to the Dodgers, but his status in free agency will likely be linked to his recovery status.No reason was given for the change, but it would seem likely to be health related due to the sudden switch, and given Hill's extensive injury history.Hill threw a strong two-inning outing against the Padres on Tuesday, striking out five and holding San Diego hitless and scoreless over two innings. While he hasn't made more than 25 starts in a season since 2007, his performances have remained quite strong, as he finished the 2019 campaign with a 2.45 ERA and a 29.8 percent strikeout rate in 13 starts for the Dodgers.The Dodgers gave Hill two innings in his first appearance back from the injured list with a knee injury, and he looked sharp in striking out five of the seven batters he faced. He took his Dodgers cap off before reaching the visitors’ dugout at Oriole Park at Camden Yards and marched straight into the clubhouse.Without Lou Williams and Montrezl Harrell available, the Clippers get into position to win with a third-quarter burst but fall 103-11 to the Lakers.Gonsolin continued making his case Thursday with a sharp, three-inning appearance. Roberts said Turner won’t be in the lineup Friday against the New York Mets, but he could play this weekend.
Dugas is credited with creating the surgery as an alternative to Tommy John. Dodgers starter Rich Hill left Wednesday's game with an injury. Hill said the UCL itself was intact but a piece of it had detached from the back of his elbow. Hill won't return to Dodgers until September LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers management doesn’t expect injured pitcher Rich Hill to return until rosters expand … Clubhouse officials have, however, confirmed that Hill suffered the consequences of Ryu’s round the world kick. Since returning to action on July 12, he is batting .321 (25-for-78) with six doubles, six homers and 16 RBIs in 22 games.Hill has been on the injured list since June 20 with a left forearm strain, but Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman said the veteran southpaw has started a throwing program and is feeling good. He struck out the first two batters, walked two, and hit two. He'd be available if there's a situation that could potentially impact the game.""The timing is a little tricky, just that we're working with a hard stop at the end of September," Friedman said. He did not make his Orioles debut until May 16, 2009 going 5 2 ⁄ 3 with six strikeouts and was the winning pitcher. Hill had been targeting a return in June or July since undergoing elbow surgery back in October, and apparently his workouts during the pandemic have him on track. The left-hander struck out the leadoff hitter, Hanser Alberto, with three pitches. The plan was for him to log two innings but the medial collateral ligament in his knee, the same ligament he sprained during spring training, flared up throwing his eighth pitch, derailing his outing.Before the game, Roberts said the plan before was for Hill to make four starts, ramping up his workload with each appearance, before serving as the Dodgers’ fourth starter for the National League Division Series if he emerged healthy.
Pollock led the frame off with a double off the right-field wall and scored on Cody Bellinger’s RBI single. Rich Hill, 39, is currently a free agent after spending the past three-plus seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers and reaching the World Series in … Although we do not pre-screen comments, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us, and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request. The veteran outfielder was available off the bench on Wednesday."He's been incredible," Friedman said. Bundy got Russell Martin to swing through a pitch for strike three, but the ball sailed past catcher Pedro Severino to the backstop.