Dodgers Add RHP Yency Almonte, Option Ryan Pepiot

The Dodgers will start a series with the Phillies tonight in Los Angeles. Tyler Anderson is set to get the start and will go up against the hard-throwing Zack Wheeler. Coming off of a series loss against the lowly Pirates, they’ll be looking to bounce back in a big way.

But the Dodgers are going to be adding some help with their pitching staff in this one. They’re in the middle of a hefty stretch of games without any rest, which is why they brought up Ryan Pepiot to make his big league debut on Wednesday afternoon.

Today, the Dodgers announced that they were adding Yency Almonte into the bullpen mix. Almonte came over on a minor league deal back in March after spending his career with the…