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Dodgers Place Puig & Peralta On DL; Call Up Baker & Frias

Matthew Moreno
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Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

Needing a spot starter in Sunday’s series finale, the Los Angeles Dodgers placed Scott Baker on the 40-man roster and activated him. Additionally, Carlos Frias was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

In corresponding roster moves, the Dodgers placed Joel Peralta (dead arm) and Yasiel Puig (left hamstring strain) on the 15-day disabled list, and transferred relief pitcher Brandon League to the 60-day DL. Puig recently battled a hamstring issue that forced him to miss three games.

He returned April 18, then sat out the following game due to lingering soreness in the hamstring. Puig came up lame in the sixth inning Friday night as he attempted to beat out a grounder to Will Middlebrooks.

The Dodgers announced after the game he re-aggravated the left hamstring and was considered day-to-day. Puig did not play Saturday. Peralta’s dead arm is an issue he believes stems from the back spasms he suffered earlier in the year.

Baker signed a Minor-League contract with the Dodgers this month, and went 1-1 with a 1.06 ERA over three starts with Oklahoma City. He appeared in 25 games (eight starts) last season with the Texas Rangers, posting a 5.47 ERA in 80.2 innings while primarily being used as a reliever.

Baker pitched in four games (two starts) with the New York Yankees during Spring Training before getting released. Frias joins the Dodgers a second time this season; he was recalled on April 15, but didn’t appear in the game and was optioned to Triple-A the next day.

Frias was 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA and had 15 strikeouts in 12.2 innings (two starts) for Oklahoma City.

Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Managing Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com