will return to the Dodgers rotation on Tuesday. Manager Dave Roberts told reporters ( Alden Gonzlez of ESPN) that the right-hander will get the start for the second game of next weeks set with the Cubs. Yamamoto is on the 60-day injured list and will need to be reinstated onto the 40-man roster. Itll likely be a brief appearance. Yamamoto last pitched in the majors on June 15. A rotator cuff strain knocked him out of action for more than two months. The 26-year- Mason Montgomery Jersey old joined Triple-A Oklahoma City on a rehab stint last week. He only pitched there twice, topping out at two innings. He labored through 53 pitches last night, and while his results werent good, he built up enough that the Dodgers dont feel he needs another rehab appearance. The Dodgers will presumably limit Yamamoto to somewhere in the 60-75 pitch range next week. L.A. has a decent 5.5-game cushion on the Padres in the NL West. Theyre a game up on the Phillies for the top seed in the National League and three clear of the Brewers for a first-round bye. Theyre still playing meaningful regular season games, but the primary focus is again on October. Yamamoto should be able to log four turns through the rotation before the regular season concludes. Thatd be ample time to build to a typical starters pitch count going into the postseason. If his stuff returns to pre-injury levels, he could be Roberts choice to start the first game of a playoff series. Yamamotos first MLB start was a nightmare, as he allowed four hits and five runs and didnt make it to the second inning. The former NPB star has been as advertised since then. In the 13 starts since his debut, he sports a 2.34 earned run average with a 28.1% strikeout rate through 73 innings. While its too soon to make definitive judgments about the Dodgers $325MM investment, Yamamoto was pitching like the top-of-the-rotation arm that L.A. expected. Hes part of an extremely high-variance rotation. and are leading the group at the moment. Yamamoto, and are on the IL. The Dodgers seem hopeful that both Glasnow and Kershaw will be back with a couple weeks to spare. If they get each of Yamamoto, Glasnow, Flaherty, Stone and Kershaw firing on all cylinders, theyll go into the playoffs with an excellent rotation. Thats a big ask with the health uncertainty surrounding most of that group. Kershaw went on the IL over the weekend with a bone spur in his left big toe. The Dodgers will turn to rookie righty in his place for Fridays series opener with the Guardians, Roberts said (via of the Orange County Register). Knack has been on and off the MLB roster as an injury replacement throughout the season. He has performed well when called upon, working to an even 3.00 ERA over 48 innings. Edwin Uceta Jersey