Dodgers Get Injured All-Star Back Immediately Before Huge Series
The Dodgers activated two key players from the injured list immediately before hosting the Padres.
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated two key players from their injured list just days before a crucial three-game series against the San Diego Padres. Right-hander Roki Sasaki and outfielder Andy Pages were both called back up. To accommodate the return of these two key players, the Dodgers optioned right-hander Emmet Sheehan and catcher Eliezer Alfonzo to their Triple-A affiliate in Oklahoma City.
Sasaki, 24, had been sidelined since late August due to a blister on his throwing hand but had been pitching well before his injury, with a 4.60 ERA and 117 strikeouts in 23 starts this season. Pages, 25, missed nearly a month with a fractured right hand after being hit by a fastball from Pittsburgh's Bubba Chandler in August. He has since returned with a .272 batting average, 21 home runs, 80 RBIs and a .797 OPS.
The return of Sasaki and Pages adds valuable offensive and pitching firepower to the Dodgers' lineup as they prepare for the postseason.
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