Dodgers' reliever Kirby Yates was removed from the game due to suspected right hamstring tightness, later suggested to be a Grade 1 strain by manager Dave Roberts. Yates struggled during the game, allowing three runs and taking the loss in the 11-9 game to the Angels. His ERA rose to 4.34, but advanced metrics suggest that he has been more effective than his numbers indicate. With Yates possibly heading to the injured list, the Dodgers face more challenges in their pitching staff amid numerous injuries.
"I don't see how it's not an IL [situation]," Roberts told Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register and other reporters in postgame interviews, though Yates will get an MRI today to evaluate the severity of the injury.
Unfortunately, Yates' hard luck looks to now continue with a trip to the Dodgers' ever-crowded 15-day injured list. Yates would be the 14th pitcher on the Los Angeles IL.
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