Just when the Dodgers thought their pitching staff was getting healthier, they announced yet another significant injury on Friday. Rookie right-hander Gavin Stone was placed on the injured list with shoulder inflammation, the team said, leaving the 25-year-old's late-season status unclear amid a breakout campaign.
Stone had been the one member of the Dodgers' opening day rotation not to go on the injured list this year, becoming just the fifth Dodgers pitcher in the last four years to make 25 starts in a season.
In a reversal of his dismal debut 2023 performance, Stone blossomed this year with a new pitch mix, going 11-5 with a 3.53 ERA. With that success though, came a heavy workload.
Without Stone, Walker Buehler figures to become a more important piece of the Dodgers' pitching plans, after shaking off his early-season struggles in his past two outings.
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