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Dodger Blue > Dodgers News > Dodgers News: Walker Buehler ‘Felt Good’ Despite Late Change From Rehab Start To Relief Appearance Vs. Cubs
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Dodgers News: Walker Buehler ‘Felt Good’ Despite Late Change From Rehab Start To Relief Appearance Vs. Cubs

Matthew Moreno
June 29, 2018
3 Min Read
Keith Birmingham-Southern California News Group
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In addition to once being prized prospects in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, Walker Buehler and Clayton Kershaw now share another commonality. Both returned from the 10-day disabled list this season without going on a scheduled rehab assignment.

Kershaw was due to join Triple-A Oklahoma City last weekend for a start but instead remained with the Dodgers and faced the New York Mets at Citi Field. He went three innings in a de facto rehab game at the Major League level.

Buehler, recovering from a right rib microfracture, was scheduled to start for Oklahoma City on Thursday. Unlike Kershaw, he did board a flight to join the Dodgers’ affiliate.

But Buehler returned to the Dodger Stadium and took the place of Josh Fields on the active roster when the reliever was placed on the 10-day DL due to right shoulder inflammation.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts intended to pitch Buehler for three innings in relief of his ace. Buehler entered in the sixth but allowed five runs on five hits and only recorded three outs.

Naturally, there was talk about whether the quick turnaround to rejoin the Dodgers had an adverse effect. Buehler denied that being the case and simply said he failed to execute, per Mike DiGiovanna of the L.A. Times:

“We talked about it,” Buehler said. “I felt good about it, and I didn’t execute. That’s about it. … You can call it rust, whatever you want, but I didn’t throw the ball the way I wanted to, and those guys took advantage.”

Roberts explained the Dodgers were comfortable with Buehler’s progression to activate him and immediately have the rookie pitch in a game. Although the end result was not desirable, Buehler at least came away from the relief appearance feeling healthy.

Assuming he does not suffer any sort of setback in the coming days, he could be inserted back into the starting rotation next week. And that may correlate to the Dodgers temporarily utilizing a six-man rotation.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive 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
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