LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers right-handed reliever Kirby Yates left the mound on Saturday night with a trainer, and it might be a while before he’s back on it.
Yates exited in the top of the seventh inning during Saturday’s 11-9 loss to the Angels at Dodger Stadium with right hamstring tightness. Early signs seem to point to a strain that might require some time on the injured list.
“He felt it on the throw. The assessment early is Grade 1,” manager Dave Roberts said postgame. “I don’t see how it’s not an IL, just given a hamstring. But we’ll see how he comes in tomorrow.”
If he does end up missing time, Yates would be just the latest of several Dodgers relievers on the mend right now. Blake Treinen (right forearm strain), Michael Kopech (right shoulder impingement) and Brusdar Graterol (right shoulder surgery) are all currently on the 60-day IL, while Evan Phillips has been on the 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation since May 7.
At the moment, the only active high-leverage right-hander in the Dodgers’ bullpen is Ben Casparius, but he’s also needed to eat up innings and likely won’t be available to pitch again until the end of their upcoming series against the Diamondbacks, which begins Monday.
Yates will likely undergo imaging on Sunday.