In an unsurprising move, reliever Yency Almonte is heading to the 15-day injured list with a right knee sprain suffered late on Friday night. With Almonte out, the Dodgers are bringing left-hander Victor Gonzalez back days after being optioned to Triple-A.
Almonte caught a spike on the mound last night and tweaked his knee just two strikes away from ending the game. After a brief visit from manager Dave Roberts and the training staff, he tried to gut it out but it was obvious he was favoring that back leg.
The right-hander underwent an MRI ahead of Saturday night’s game but the results of that scan have yet to be shared with the media.