Short-handed Dodgers may be forced to make roster moves after Astros sweep
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts could do little to counteract Houston Astros left-handers Bennett Sousa and Bryan King in the seventh and eighth innings of Sunday's 5-1 loss.
Three of Roberts' four right-handed hitting reserves — Teoscar Hernandez, Kike Hernandez and switch-hitter Tommy Edman — were unavailable because of minor injuries, which could force the Dodgers to make a roster move to bolster their bench depth before Monday night's series opener at Milwaukee.
That forced left fielder Michael Conforto, second baseman Hyeseong Kim and catcher Dalton Rushing, all lefties, to bat against Sousa and King, who threw scoreless innings to help the Astros sweep a three-game series in Dodger Stadium for the first time since 2008.
'Today, we had one player available, and that was the catcher,' Roberts said, referring to All-Star starter Will Smith, who is healthy but was given the day off. 'That's not a good feeling.'
Teoscar Hernández, who is batting .257 with a .758 OPS, 14 homers and 54 RBIs, fouled a ball off his left foot Saturday night. A scan of the foot was negative, but he was too sore to play Sunday and will be reevaluated on Monday.
Edman, who is batting .239 with a .718 OPS, 10 homers and 38 RBIs, fractured his toe when he fouled a ball off his right foot on Saturday, but Roberts said the utility player should be able to play through the injury.
'It's kind of per his (pain) tolerance,' Roberts said, 'so I don't see an (injured list) situation.'
Kiké Hernández, a utility player who is batting .195 with eight homers and 22 RBIs in 71 games, has been playing with left-elbow discomfort for about a month and seems the most likely of the three to go in the injured list Monday or Tuesday.
'It doesn't affect the defense, but his swing has been compromised — yesterday (Saturday), it came to a head as far as swinging, and so we stayed away from him today (Sunday),' Roberts said. 'So with these three guys, we're trying to figure out where we're at.'
___
AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB
recommended
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
9 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Scottie Scheffler wins the British Open for his second major title this year and the third leg of the career Grand Slam
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland (AP) — Scottie Scheffler wins the British Open for his second major title this year and the third leg of the career Grand Slam.
Miami Herald
10 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
Phillies Owner Makes Notable Statement on Kyle Schwarber's Future
Kyle Schwarber is in the final year of a four-year, $79 million contract with the Philadelphia Phillies and will be a free agent at the end of the season. There's been talk throughout spring training and the regular season about a possible extension, but it hasn't gained much traction. Both sides seem set on focusing on the season for now and worrying about a contract extension later. However, Schwarber has put together an incredible first half of the 2025 season, earning him his third trip to the All-Star game, and has likely driven his price up for a new contract this offseason. The 11-year MLB veteran has always had pop in his swing. Schwarber has collected 316 home runs and 726 RBI in his career, averaging over 40 home runs and 95 RBI per 162 games. However, last year and to begin 2025, the power-hitter has put up a respectable batting average as well around .250. Schwarber has 32 home runs and 74 RBI with a .944 OPS through 98 games in 2025, which are all on pace to shatter his career-highs. Phillies' owner John Middleton recently broke his silence on the possibility of the Phillies' star returning after 2025. "We need no motivation whatsoever when it comes to Kyle Schwarber," Middleton said (Delaware News Journal). "He's great. ... He's a great person in the dugout. He's a great person in the clubhouse. We love him. We want to keep him. We don't need any motivation whatsoever." But the questions is, will Middleton pay what Schwarber will be worth, or will another team out-bid the Phillies' owner? Schwarber commented on the situation earlier this season, saying he has an interest in staying in Philadelphia, but that both sides wanted to focus on the season for now. Schwarber's latest great moment came at the 2025 All-Star Game when he won the swing-off for the National League. He hit home runs on all three of his swings to take the NL from down 3-1 to up 4-3 and eventually win the contest. Then, in the first game back from the All-Star break, Schwarber hit a leadoff home run. "It was pretty amazing," Phillies manager Rob Thomson said. "He does amazing things. After that All-Star game, then coming up and first swing, hits the ball out of the ballpark. Everyone was just kind of like, 'That's Schwarber.'" It seems both Thompson and Middleton would love to see Schwarber remain in Philadelphia for the foreseeable future, but the answer will have to wait until the end of the 2025 season. Related: Phillies Labeled Best Fit for Guardians' Three-Time All-Star Closer Copyright 2025 The Arena Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Miami Herald
10 minutes ago
- Miami Herald
How the Hot Pink Haze of StudBudz Took Over WNBA All-Star Weekend
A neon pink cloud rolled toward me, illuminating the dimly lit Indianapolis convention center in which I stood. Courtney Williams and Natisha Hiedeman, dressed in matching blush track suits and fuchsia hair, made their way through a sea of euphoric fans participating in an activation put on by Unrivaled (the 3x3 league created by their Lynx teammate Napheesa Collier). Tenzin, a member of the pair's management team, followed close behind with a phone held horizontally, nestled casually in the palm of her hand. If one wished to interview Williams and Hiedeman over WNBA All-Star weekend, that meant joining the duo's 72-hour Twitch livestream, entitled StudBudz (which doubles as a nickname for the pair). As I asked Williams and Hiedeman about their webcast's meteoric rise to becoming a cultural phenomenon around the W, I felt an existential pang as an itch took hold of my brain that I couldn't quite scratch. To bear witness to the StudBudz was to assume a minor role as an extra in their Twitch universe. It was all very meta, which is precisely what had made StudBudz the WNBA media juggernaut it has become. StudBudz-much like the league the duo plays in, and the players the livestream highlighted-is queer. Yes, many of the league's players and fans are gay, but the culture surrounding the WNBA was also built on an elemental queerness. It's part of why the league is endlessly entertaining, joyful, subversive and holds a singular place in American culture. But that fact was not always embraced, and players weren't always encouraged to freely express themselves. Williams and Hiedeman offered an unflinching, all-access pass into what has long been the league's essence, but still beholding it in all its unedited glory in 2025 was simply delightful. The fact that this generation-defining piece of WNBA content occurred on Twitch is also notable. If the medium is the message, then StudBudz is a show for our time. The platform has recently evolved into something of a town square, with various Twitch personalities, like Hasan Piker, dominating the recent political discourse. Many online pundits, often young men, sit for hours on their respective streams, dispensing and commenting on the day's news as a graveyard of various beverages accumulates before them. StudBudz flipped that formula on its head while staying true to the platform's spontaneous ethos. Twitch's webpage is ornamented with purple accents and lined with a nonstop rolling chat. It's the stuff of brain-rot's dreams and Foucault's nightmares, but the ad-hoc look, sporadic emojis and lo-fi vibes fit so seamlessly into a pop culture ecosystem that simultaneously reveres nonchalance and is obsessed with authenticity. Williams and Hiedeman met their audience where it was at, creating an utterly raucous and random show. When asked for one word to describe the weekend, in unison, Williams and Heideman exclaimed, "Lit!" That much was evident as a hot pink haze wafted into Sports Illustrated's All-Star afterparty on Saturday night. Much like how I met them, the pair floated through the dark, cavernous space, immediately bringing to life a drowsy party. Williams jumped onstage, joining Grammy-award winning artist Diplo, holding the crowd in the palm of her hand, almost as if to say, this is how it's done. There's something to be said for people who know how to curate fun, I thought, when I felt a bump on my shoulder. I turned to find a man holding a phone attached to a tripod pointed in my direction with Hiedeman dancing in the vicinity. "We were definitely just on StudBudz," I heard over a thumping bass. More WNBA on Sports Illustrated This article was originally published on as How the Hot Pink Haze of StudBudz Took Over WNBA All-Star Weekend. Copyright ABG-SI LLC. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED is a registered trademark of ABG-SI LLC. All Rights Reserved.
