Well this one got ugly. The most unfortunate news was Yoshinobu Yamamoto was pulled after 2.0 IP with what is being reported as triceps tightness.
Triceps tightness can be caused by triceps tendonitis, which is a condition that occurs when the triceps tendon is overworked. This can happen over time due to repeated overuse or extension of the tendon, forceful movements, or poor form. It is often caused by activities that require forcefully extending the elbow.
Maybe Dodgerrick can give us a little it of a prognosis as to what this may mean. I am not sure that I am going to hang my hat on anything that comes out from the Dodgers.
His velocity was down considerably in this game.
#Dodgers Yoshinobu Yamamoto left tonight’s game with a triceps injury.
Velo was notably down in the 2IP he pitched pic.twitter.com/15IRu5aSoV
— Mike Kurland (@Mike_Kurland) June 16, 2024
That never sounds good.
Did he throw too hard in NYY? Against the Yankees, Yamamoto threw his 19 hardest pitches, consistently getting to 97-98 mph with the four-seam fastball. On Saturday, Yamamoto’s four-seamer was down 1.4 mph from his season average, while his curveball and splitter were also affected with lower velocity and spin rate.
Too many pitches? His last four starts:
- May 20 – 100 pitches – 6 days’ rest
- May 26 – 100 pitches – 5 days’ rest
- June 1 – 101 pitches – 5 days’ rest
- June 7 – 106 pitches – 5 days’ rest
- June 15 – Pulled after 2.0 IP – 7 days’ rest
With all of the talk about AF the last few days, this is where he shines…depth, depth, and more depth. Bobby Miller and Landon Knack can fill in. Kyle Hurt is ready to come back as well. Even Ben Casparius can sneak a start in. That is how, Emmet Sheehan and Gavin Stone got starts last year. Need another? Justin Wrobleski is pitching extremely well at Tulsa. Can he make the jump from AA? Sheehan did last year.
After the game Yoshi was interviewed and said that he did feel some tightness while warming up, but it was not that serious. It got a tighter as the pitched and told the coaches who pulled him at that time. He said he felt fine in NY, but was held back two days for this start, and offered that it was because he was not recovering as he or the coaches thought he should.
No player feels 100% all the time. Should he have not started? He knows his body. Yoshi and the coaches believed he could make the start and pitch a “normal” game. After the 2nd inning, Yoshi said he was not loosening as he hoped, and Doc and Mark Prior needed to pivot.
Doc said he would talk with Yoshi and the doctors before Sunday’s game. If he needs imaging, they will do that. Doc did say there is a high level of a possibility that Yoshi will go on the IL. If there is any question, do it. Yamamoto needs to be healthy in October. If he misses 2-3-4 starts in June/July to settle that tendon, so be it. They have options.
How does everyone feel now about my desire for Garrett Crochet?
The bullpen is now looking to be overworked. And this was game 5 in 12 straight games.
Turn the page on this one. Tyler Glasnow starts on Sunday, but he cannot try to do anything more than he is physically capable of. He is not going to pitch a complete game. Doc has Vesia, Phillips, and Hudson available for Sunday. I am not sure how much help OKC can provide. 40 man options in OKC – JP Feyereisen, Jose Hernandez, and Gus Varland. Nick Ramirez is on the temporary inactive list. Ricky Vanasco is on the IL.
MiLB GAME SUMMARY REPORT
Sugarland Space Cowboys (Houston) 14 – OKC Baseball Club 5
River Ryan made his much anticipated start for OKC but it last all of 0.2 IP. Ryan threw 32 pitches (18 strikes). He allowed 2 runs on 3 hits and 1 BB.
John Rooney allowed a 2 run HR in the 2nd, for a 4-0 lead.
OKC cut the lead in half with two solo HRs in the 4th. Kody Hoese and Hunter Feduccia both hit their 5th.
Kevin Gowdy gave up 2 lead off singles in the bottom of the 4th, got a 4-6-3 DP, but then gave up a run scoring single.
OKC tied the game with 3 in the 6th (1 earned). Kody Hoese hit a 1-out double, and Austin Gauthier drew a 2-out walk. Drew Avans hit a single that scored Hoese and Gauthier moved to 2nd. Both runners scored on an E-5.
Gus Varland relieved Kevin Gowdy in the 6th after Gowdy allowed his 7th hit in 2.1 IP. Varland got the final two outs of the inning. But in the 7th, Varland allowed 2 walks and two singles for a run to give Sugarland a 6-5 lead, and left the bases loaded with nobody out for Michael Flynn. Flynn struck out the first two batters, but single, walk, single, walk, and grand slam, gave the Space Cowboys 9 in the inning.
- Kody Hoese – 2-3, 1 BB, 1 run, 1 RBI, double (15), HR (5)
- HR – Hunter Feduccia (5)
- Double – Andre Lipcius (16), Ryan Ward (12)
Arkansas Travelers (Seattle) 3 – Tulsa Drillers 0
Arkansas had 4 pitchers complete a combo 2-hit shutout. Tulsa had three base runners all game. Alex Freeland walked and singled, and José Ramos singled.
Jacob Meador started and completed 4.1 IP. He allowed all three runs, on 3 hits, 3 walks, and 2 HBP. Four Tulsa relievers shut out the Travelers the rest of the way.
Dayton Dragons (Reds) 5 – Great Lakes Loons 4
For the second night in a row, Great Lakes was leading going into the bottom of the ninth, and for the second night in a row, they could not close the game out. Friday night Dayton score 4 in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the win. On Saturday, Dayton scored 3 to walk off another win.
Livan Reinoso entered in the 9th. He walked the first batter, and that was followed by a game tying 2-run HR. After the first out, Reinoso walked the next batter. Kelvin Bautista was summoned and he walked the first batter he faced. The next batter singled to bring home the walk off winning run.
Tulsa had 5 hits, and no Drillers batter had more than 1 hit. Noah Miller (11) and Nick Biddison (7) each doubled for the only XBH.
Fresno Grizzlies (Colorado) 6 – Rancho Cucamonga 5
Fresno went into the bottom of the 9th two runs down, and scored 3 for a walk off win.
19 year old RHP Sean Linan made his RC debut. He pitched 4.1 innings, allowing 2 runs, 7 hits (including solo HR), 0 walks, and 6 Ks.
Ahead 5-3, Cam Wallace was asked to close the game for the Quakes. Instead a walk and two doubles tie the game with a runner on 2nd and one out. Wallace intentionally walked the next batter, and RC brought in Felix Cabrera. Cabrera balked the runners to 2nd and 3rd, and then gave up the walk off winning single.
RC scored their 5 runs on a 2-run HR by Logan Wagner (4), and a 3-run HR by Josue De Paula (6). Logan Wagner also had a double (7). Samuel Munoz was the other RC hitter with 2 hits, including a double (6).
ACL White Sox 4 – ACL Dodgers 3
The Dodgers had 7 hits. There were no Dodgers hitters with a multi-hit game. Doubles by Joendry Vargas (5) and Jaron Elkins (5).
Top ACL Dodgers Batting Averages
- Joendry Vargas – .358
- Alexander Albertus – .354
- Eduardo Quintero – .350
- Angel Diaz – .347
- Jose Hernandez – .304
Top ACL Dodgers OPS
- Cameron Decker – .998
- Joendry Vargas – .997
- Eduardo Quintero – .986
- Alexander Albertus – .979
- Angel Diaz – .806
So how’s that load management working out?
Another example why I hate those planned bullpen games so much. After a planned bullpen game your starter goes down early and the bullpen has to do heavy lifting right back after one game. A sure recipe to run you bullpen into the ground.
Why not give a start to Knack or somebody else ? If we have so much depth use it for gods sake. Now you had two bullpen games in 3 days and a trip to Coors field looming.
Fingers crossed that Yoshi is not hurt too much. Need him in October.
Go Dodgers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, our best starter out now. I bet this doesn’t to a surprise to those who closely follow baseball. Everyone saw how much harder Yam was going after those Yankees in Primetime. That had to have some negative consequence….and it did. Ya think!
And how is the recent .200 hitter we added, BIGGIO not named Craig, is working out for AF? I see he went 0-4 with 3 Ks last night. Why did we need him? Oh yeah, to fill in for a guy batting .205 as well (Kike).
As far as I can tell, these last 3 series against Yankees, Texas, and KC will be much like the playoffs will be for us. Very iffy…we may not even get out of the 1st round again if the Big 3 play little, like they have been of late.
But, at least we can say this, “We won the West again!”
I apologize for this sarcastic, negative post. I really didn’t feel like waking up to read about yesterday’s game like this was.
Happy Father’s Day to all those that contribute and read this site!
It’s crazy the lack of durability with Dodgers pitchers. Maybe, the emphasis on spin rate and velo should be reevaluated. How about more concern with learning how to pitch to location instead of trying to throw the ball through a brick wall? That approach has worked pretty well in the past. As a fan, just sayin’.
Who thought Stone would be the Dodger Ace this year? He’s now in the conversation. Well, at least in the one I just started anyway.
Muncy might be of age where he will struggle to stay healthy enough to consistently be in the lineup and do more than hit the occasional home run. The Dodgers need a younger third baseman that does a lot more offensively than those they have been running out there. I’ll live with Betts and the offensive he brings to shortstop and will continue to have patience with Lux.
I prefer watching games with Outman in the lineup. He is their best defensive center fielder and competes offensively as well as Heyward.
Not sure how many innings Miller and Buehler can last per game.
Who could have guessed a few years ago that the Dodgers would not have more MLB ready catchers available. If the Dodgers can’t get more production out of RF and 3rd base, Barnes will continue to be a weakness that hurts the team. He is more than fine if the Dodgers had more offense when Smith is out of the lineup.
Don’t get too excited over the Dodgers having the next 9 games against teams with a losing record. They are 9-15 against teams under .500 this year so far.
The Dodgers announced this afternoon that they’ve placed right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the 15-day injured list with triceps tightness. The club also placed right-hander Michael Grove on the 15-day injured list due to lat tightness. In corresponding moves, the club has recalled right-hander J.P. Feyereisen and selected the contract of right-hander Michael Petersen. To make room for Petersen on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers transferred right-hander Joe Kelly to the 60-day injured list
I heard ball hitting bone when that pitch hit Mookie.
The sound of “next man up.”
Just heard on MLB Tonight. It’s a fracture. Surgery not needed. Probably out 6 to 8 weeks..
RIP Dodgers 2024 season. One or two more injuries and the Dodgers will have an entire lineup consisting of .200 hitting utility players, which is Friedman’s dream.
Please fire Friedman.
#FireFriedman
Also
#FireKasten
Strained rotator cuff.