Sirota is hitting .636 with two home runs and a 15.4 percent strikeout rate in three games since getting promoted from Single-A Rancho Cucamonga to High-A Great Lakes last week.
All told, Sirota is slashing .382/.469/.745 with nine home runs, one steal, a 13.3 percent walk rate and a 21.1 percent strikeout rate in 27 games, primarily at Single-A. Sirota, whom the Dodgers acquired from the Reds this offseason before he played a pro game as part of the return for Gavin Lux, is a little old for the lower levels, as he'll turn 22 in June. He's also been fortunate with a .446 BABIP. However, he's been one of the hottest hitter in the minors and his one steal undersells his potential in that category.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Not starting Tuesday
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Hernandez isn't in the lineup for Tuesday's game against Arizona.
Hernandez went 0-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored during his return from the IL on Monday, and the Dodgers will sit him down Tuesday as he eases his way back into MLB action. While he rests, Michael Conforto, Enrique Hernandez and Andy Pages will start across Los Angeles' outfield.
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Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani: Retakes MLB homer lead
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Ohtani went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in a loss to the Diamondbacks on Monday.
Ohtani hit the first of back-to-back solo homers with Mookie Betts in the sixth inning, going 389 feet to left field. The long ball was Ohtani's 17th of the campaign, pushing him back ahead of Kyle Schwarber -- who went deep earlier in the day -- for the MLB lead. Ohtani is in the midst of a big month of May, slashing .352/.427/.859 with 10 home runs, 21 RBI, 19 runs and a stolen base through 17 games this month.
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Dodgers' Jack Dreyer: Takes loss as opener
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Dreyer (2-2) tossed two innings in a loss against Arizona on Monday, allowing three runs on three hits and one walk while striking out one batter.
Dreyer worked as an opener in front of Landon Knack and fell behind quickly, giving up two runs in the first frame. Those runs weren't entirely his fault -- Hyeseong Kim lost sight of a very catchable flyball in center field that dropped for a gift double -- but Dreyer gave up another run in the third and had his streak of five straight scoreless outings snapped. Dreyer has made three starts as an opener this season along with coming out of the bullpen 16 times, and overall he has a 3.38 ERA, 1.09 WHIP and 30:12 K:BB over 26.2 innings.
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Dodgers' Matt Sauer: Works in relief Monday
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Sauer surrendered two earned runs on two hits and no walks while striking out one batter over two innings of relief in Monday's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
After making a four-inning start in his previous appearance for the Dodgers on Thursday against the Athletics, Sauer shifted back to the bullpen after Los Angeles added Clayton Kershaw to its rotation over the weekend. The Dodgers still went without a traditional starter in Monday's game, as Jack Dreyer covered the first two frames before Landon Knack tossed the next five innings. Sauer then came on to finish out the contest, but Knack looks like he'll be prioritized in bulk relief ahead of Sauer the next time the fifth spot in the Los Angeles rotation comes up.
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Dodgers' Chase Harlan: Kicks off pro career
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Harlan (hip) is slashing .263/.326/.368 with a 4:10 BB:K over 43 plate appearances across 10 games in the rookie-level Arizona Complex League.
Harlan stuck around at extended spring training to begin the season while he completed his recovery from hip surgery, but the Dodgers' plan all along might have been for the 18-year-old infielder to make his professional debut when the ACL campaign got underway May 3. He has yet to fully get going at the plate in the Complex League, but some rust was to be expected coming off the hip surgery.
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Dodgers' Tommy Edman: Scheduled to sit Tuesday
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after Monday's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks that Edman will be held out of the lineup Tuesday, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
After coming off the injured list Sunday following a two-and-a-half-week absence due to a right ankle issue, Edman started in center field that day in the Dodgers' loss to the Angels, finishing 0-for-4. Roberts noted that he's not yet comfortable having Edman play center on consecutive days so soon after the injury, so the 30-year-old shifted to second base Monday and went 1-for-4 with an RBI while Hyeseong Kim got the nod in center. With Edman set to rest Tuesday, Kim will presumably head back to the infield, and Andy Pages will likely start in center after being left out of the lineup Monday.
Betts went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Monday's 9-5 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Betts got the Dodgers on the board with a fourth-inning solo shot and went back-to-back with Shohei Ohtani in the sixth to chip away at the deficit again. Betts' last four multi-hit efforts have been against Arizona, but he went just 3-for-20 with two steals and four RBI over six games against the Athletics and Angels last week. The 32-year-old is at a .263/.350/.444 slash line with eight homers 30 RBI, 39 runs scored and five stolen bases over 45 contests this season.
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Dodgers' Landon Knack: Struggles early in bulk-relief turn
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Knack allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings of relief Monday versus the Diamondbacks. He did not factor in the decision.
Jack Dreyer was tagged for three runs over the first two innings, and Knack wasn't any better when he took over for the third. All four runs were scored in that frame, as Knack yielded two-run homers to Lourdes Gurriel and Gabriel Moreno before settling in. Knack still finished with 106 pitches (68 strikes), which helped spare the Dodgers' bullpen in the loss. Knack is struggling to put it together in his second big-league season, posting a 6.17 ERA, 1.54 WHIP and 23:10 K:BB across 23.1 innings. With none of the Dodgers' injured starting pitchers close to a return, expect Knack to make another appearance over the weekend versus the Mets, though it remains to be seen if he'll start or follow an opener again.
Dodgers' Michael Kopech: Several more rehab games on tap
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Kopech (shoulder) will pitch at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday and is expected to make several more appearances during his rehab assignment before being activated from the 60-day injured list, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
Kopech got roughed up in his third rehab outing for the Comets on Wednesday, surrendering three runs on two hits and one walk while striking out one over 0.2 innings. The Dodgers don't appear to be in any hurry to bring the right-hander back from the IL, as the club noted Monday that Kopech will appear in at least three more games before being reinstated.
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Dodgers' Hyeseong Kim: Expected to see semi-regular starts
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts estimated that Kim will make around 3.5 starts per week while the team looks to build in routine days off for Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernandez and Michael Conforto, Matthew Moreno of DodgerBlue.com reports.
Edman and Hernandez both recently returned from the injured list, while Conforto has stayed healthy but has produced a .577 OPS on the season and should at the very least find himself on the bench against left-handed pitching on a more frequent basis. Roberts' comments imply that Kim will serve as a part-time starter, with Andy Pages and the aforementioned three players also likely to see slight drops in playing time due to the logjam in both the infield and the outfield. The 26-year-old Kim has certainly earned a steady role based on how he's performed since being called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City on May 3; through his first 14 games with Los Angeles, he's slashing .452/.485/.581 with a home run and three stolen bases.
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Dodgers' Andy Pages: Exiting lineup Monday
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Pages is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Diamondbacks.
In Teoscar Hernandez's (adductor) first game back from the 10-day injured list, the Dodgers will go with Michael Conforto, Hyeseong Kim and Hernandez in the outfield. Pages hadn't had a day off in a month, so he could simply be receiving some routine rest Monday rather than being ticketed for a steep reduction in playing time with Hernandez back in the fold. Pages has slashed .356/.375/.634 with seven home runs over his last 24 contests.
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Dodgers' Landon Knack: Following opener Monday
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Knack will be used in bulk relief Monday versus the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
Jack Dreyer is slated to serve as an opener before turning things over to Knack. The 27-year-old Knack allowed five runs over 4.2 innings against the Athletics his last time out but struck out eight while walking only one.
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Dodgers' Jack Dreyer: Will be opening pitcher Monday
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Dreyer will serve as the opening pitcher in Monday's tilt versus the Diamondbacks, Sonja Chen of MLB.com reports.
Dreyer has thrown as many as three innings in an appearance this season and went two frames his last time out versus the Angels, so he could offer more length than your typical opener. Landon Knack is slated to eat the bulk of the innings as the Dodgers' primary pitcher in the series opener.
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Dodgers' James Outman: Headed back to Triple-A
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The Dodgers optioned Outman to Triple-A Oklahoma City on Monday.
Outman was promoted to the majors May 6 and went 3-for-24 with two home runs and four RBI over nine games. He'll head back to Triple-A after Teoscar Hernandez (adductor strain) was reinstated from the 10-day injured list Monday.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Activated off IL
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The Dodgers activated Hernandez (adductor) from the 10-day injured list Monday.
Hernandez made one rehab outing with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Saturday, and it was enough to get the green light to return to the majors from a Grade 1 adductor strain that he suffered in early May. Hernandez reached base safely in each of the 13 games prior to his injury, and over that span he slashed .407/.418/.759 with two steals, four home runs and 17 RBI. James Outman was optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move.
Single-A Rancho Cucamonga placed Lindsey on the 7-day injured list Saturday with an undisclosed injury.
The No. 23 overall pick in last year's draft, Lindsey is a premium athlete who also played quarterback in high school and possesses 70-grade speed. It's not a given that he'll stick at shortstop long term, but Lindsey hasn't played another position yet in 2025. He slashed .280/.394/.390 with two home runs, 10 steals, a 15.5 percent walk rate and a 31.7 percent strikeout rate in 28 games before landing on the shelf.
