Dodgers place starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin on the injured list
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ST. LOUIS — The Dodgers took two steps forward and one big step back Saturday with their injury-plagued pitching staff, activating relievers Michael Kopech and Kirby Yates while sidelining starter Tony Gonsolin because of discomfort in his surgically repaired right elbow.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Gonsolin will undergo an MRI scan to determine the extent of the injury.
“With a pitcher, when there’s elbow discomfort, we didn’t see him making his next start. And so it just seemed like the logical thing, given where the pitching is at, to get him offline, give him a handful of days to not play catch,” he said. “Hopefully that discomfort subsides.”
The Dodgers get a solid start from pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto but strand 12 runners on base in a 2-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
An All-Star in 2022 when he won 16 games, Gonsolin missed all of 2024 and the first 30 games of this season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. He returned to make seven starts, going 3-2 with 5.00 earned-run average. Against the Mets on Wednesday he gave up two earned runs on three hits in five innings of a 6-1 loss.
Gonsolin, 31, is 37-13 with a 3.34 ERA over six seasons with the Dodgers.
His move to the IL scrambles an already complicated situation for Roberts, who is missing three key starters to injury in Blake Snell, Roki Sasaki and Tyler Glasnow. Asked if he found himself wondering what else could wrong with his pitching staff, Roberts answered quickly.
“I don’t want to wonder that,” he said. “We all know Murphy’s Law so we’re dealing with whatever comes our way.”
The Dodgers fail to capitalize on chances at the plate and pitcher Justin Wrobleski runs into issues in a 5-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Right-hander Dustin May is scheduled to start against the Padres on Monday, but Roberts will have to fill Gonsolin’s spot in the rotation Tuesday. He hinted that he might turn that game over the the bullpen, which would mean additional stress on a relief corps that leads the majors in innings pitched.
Roberts said left-hander Justin Wrobleski, who threw a career-high 104 pitches in a loss Friday to the Cardinals, will get the start Wednesday.
The Dodgers made one other move Saturday, designating pitcher Chris Stratton for assignment.
