The Los Angeles Dodgers placed reliever Ben Casparius on the 15-day injured list due to right shoulder inflammation and recalled pitcher Kyle Hurt from Triple-A Oklahoma City. The move comes ahead of their series opener against the New York Mets. Manager Dave Roberts noted the injury likely surfaced during Sunday's game.
Los Angeles made its first pitching staff change of the season on Monday, sidelining right-hander Ben Casparius after he reported discomfort in his right shoulder following Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Texas Rangers. In that game, Casparius allowed two runs over one-plus innings, continuing a trend where he gave up at least one run in each of his previous three outings. Across five appearances this year, the 27-year-old has pitched 4 2/3 innings, striking out four, walking four, and allowing five earned runs for a 9.64 ERA. He is scheduled for an MRI on Monday, with Roberts indicating the issue probably did not affect him prior to Sunday's second appearance in the game. Roberts said, 'I think it has some correlation to his second up [on Sunday]. But as far as before, doubtful.'
