After Dustin May went down due to injury that required Tommy John surgery, the Los Angeles Dodgers were without a fifth starter for four games.
With only four healthy starting pitchers, the Dodgers opted to fill the final rotation spot through bullpen games until Tony Gonsolin returned from the 60-day injured list.
While it wasn’t an ideal situation for the team, manager Dave Roberts said it worked out much better than anticipated. “The guys in the ‘pen — namely David Price and Jimmy Nelson — really stepped up,” Roberts recently said.
“I think those guys being able to take down some innings, and also we had a chance to learn about some other guys; some guys that are here with us, some guys that are not.