Dodgers reduction pitcher Joe Kelly will return to the Los Angeles bullpen after the All-Star break, which ends Thursday.
The correct-hander was positioned on the 60-day injured listing on Could 6 with a proper posterior shoulder pressure. He was despatched on a rehab task to the Single-A Rancho Cucamonga Quakes on July 2. The next day, Kelly returned to the mound, pitching one scoreless body. He has appeared in two video games with Rancho Cucamonga, tallying one stroll and one strikeout throughout two innings.
Earlier than his shoulder damage, Kelly posted a 4.73 ERA with 14 strikeouts and 5 walks throughout 13.1 innings. He allowed 13 hits and 7 earned runs with batters averaging .271 towards him.
He spent a season and a half with the Chicago White Sox earlier than being traded ultimately season’s deadline alongside right-handed pitcher Lance Lynn. Kelly had performed three seasons with the Dodgers earlier than his stint in Chicago.
Regardless of his return to Los Angeles, Kelly has battled a number of accidents through the years which have stored him off the mound. Final season, a proper groin pressure, proper elbow irritation, and proper forearm irritation sidelined him.
In Kelly’s tenure with the White Sox, he appeared in 73 video games, posting a 4.49 ERA with 41 strikeouts and 12 walks throughout 68.1 innings.
Kelly’s return will deepen the Dodgers bullpen heading into the postseason as a number of Los Angeles relievers have gone down with accidents this season. Brusdar Graterol and Michael Grove are additionally on the injured listing however neither of the 2 have a set return date.
Neither Graterol nor Grove have begun minor league rehab assignments. Kelly’s subsequent recreation at Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis can be his fourth; he threw a scoreless inning on Sunday, permitting no hits, no runs, two walks and putting out one batter towards the El Paso Chihuahuas.
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