Infielder Max Muncy (hamstring) was among the hitters who faced Syndergaard, and he’ll take live at-bats again Sunday at Dodger Stadium.
“I know that’s a vague statement but that’s kind of where we’re at.” INJURY UPDATES Roberts described Saturday’s simulated game as “checking a box.” The next step is to be determined. He signed a one-year, $13 million contract with the Dodgers in December. Syndergaard is 1-4 with a 7.16 ERA in 12 starts this season. Neither is the defeatist mindset that wore on Syndergaard as he tried “different things, to come up with the same results, feel like you’re letting your teammates down,” Roberts said. Noah Syndergaard threw three simulated innings to Dodger hitters prior to Saturday’s game, his first action against live hitters since being placed on the 15-day injured list with a finger blister on June 8. It’s something I’ve never experienced.” SYNDERGAARD THROWS Build a sweat out there, the gates open, it’s definitely a rush. “I don’t know how these guys go through it. “My first time coming out of the ’pen like that, so I didn’t know exactly what to expect, how I’d feel, nerves, all that stuff,” Grove said.
But neither he nor Roberts shot down the possibility that Grove will stick around as a reliever – an area of concern with right-hander Shelby Miller expected to miss several weeks with a neck injury. The 26-year-old had an 8.10 ERA in 30 innings to begin the season. The Dodgers might opt to send Grove back to Triple-A Oklahoma City to improve as a starter. The odd man out in that case figures to be right-hander Michael Grove, who threw two scoreless innings of relief on Friday night. They’re 8-11 in all other games during that stretch. Their sudden emergence – Miller from Triple-A Oklahoma City, Sheehan from Double-A Tulsa – allowed the Dodgers to go a combined 4-3 in their starts since Miller’s May 23 debut. Miller, 24, entered Saturday’s start against Houston with a 3-1 record and a 2.83 ERA five games into his career. He earned his first major-league win on Friday against the Houston Astros after throwing six no-hit innings in his debut a week earlier against the San Francisco Giants. Sheehan, 23, has allowed three hits in 12 innings to begin his major-league career. “As it stands now, those two have really performed well and will continue to earn opportunities.” “It is a game of performance,” Roberts said. The rookie right-handers will remain in the Dodgers’ starting rotation this week after Julio Urías returns from the 15-day injured list in Kansas City later this week, Manager Dave Roberts confirmed. LOS ANGELES ― Bobby Miller and Emmet Sheehan have passed their auditions.
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