Los Angeles Dodgers — Kenley Jansen felt better yesterday after taking a comebacker off his ankle, but he was still unavailable for Wednesday’s game. Jansen’s absence should only be temporary however, as he is not expected to need an IL stint and likely would be able to close today if needed. Dave Roberts confirmed before last night’s game that Julio Urias or Joe Kelly would serve as closer if the situation arose. An almost three-hour rain delay threw a wrench into those plans, however, as Julio Urias had to serve as the long man and throw 61 pitches over 2.2 innings of work. Urias handed a one-out, bases-loaded jam to Pedro Baez in the sixth, and while Baez allowed the tying run to score on a groundout, Baez pitched well over 1.2 IP. The Dodgers eventually took a five-run lead, so Kelly pitched a stress-free eighth inning to help lock down the win. Based on Roberts’ pregame comments, we’ll replace Baez with Kelly in our hierarchy for now. Kelly has pitched much better of late, allowing only two runs over his last 15 innings. We’ll see if Roberts completely abandons Baez or if this sudden trust in Kelly sticks (více...)

(Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers)07/17 Lineups at Phillies, 4:05 p.m. PTby Rowan KavnerCloser Kenley Jansen won’t be available Wednesday after taking a comebacker off the right ankle in Tuesday’s loss. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters Jansen is still feeling sore but is hopeful to be available by Thursday’s series finale in Philadelphia.Had Jansen left Tuesday’s game early, Roberts said he likely would’ve turned to Joe Kelly. And with Jansen down Wednesday, Roberts said he could f (více...)

Joe Kelly picked up his first save as a member of the Dodgers on Sunday night, recording the final two outs against the Red Sox to close out his former club.

Kelly came on with a man on and one out in the 12th inning, tasked with protecting a three-run advantage. He blew away Brock Holt on a 99 mph fastball, then struck out Jackie Bradley Jr. swinging to end a marathon contest that lasted five hours and forty minutes. He has pitched much better of late, but still owns a disappointing 5.29 ERA and 1.58 WHIP over 32 innings on the year.

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