Daniel Vesia suffered a right oblique strain and was placed on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 23, while Blake Snell was activated from the paternity list. Vesia had appeared in 59 games, posting a 2.75 ERA, a 33% strikeout rate across 52 1/3 innings, four saves and a career-best 21 holds. Last season he recorded a 1.76 ERA and the same 33% strikeout rate over 67 appearances. Vesia had become the Dodgers' most trusted late-inning reliever amid teammates' injuries. Recent returns from Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott lessen, but do not remove, the impact of his absence as the Dodgers cling to a one-game NL West lead.
Vesia was one of the few Dodgers pitchers who had avoided the injured list until now. Only Anthony Banda has made more appearances than Vesia, who has gotten into 59 contests. He owns a 2.75 earned run average while striking out 33% of opponents across 52 1/3 frames. Vesia has collected four saves and recorded a career-best 21 holds. It's his second straight excellent season.
The southpaw allowed only 1.76 earned runs per nine behind a matching 33% strikeout rate over 67 appearances last year. Between that performance and injuries to Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott, Vesia has been Dave Roberts' most trusted reliever of late. He has pitched in the highest-leverage situations of any L.A. bullpen arm in the second half. Scott and Yates recently returned to join Blake Treinen and Ben Casparius in the late innings.
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