After a six-game losing streak in which starting pitching became a point of weakness, the Los Angeles Dodgers have put those struggles behind them, activated Clayton Kershaw off the 10-day injured list and figure to soon welcome back Rich Hill and Hyun-Jin Ryu as well.
For Ryu it’ll mark a return considering he began the regular season as the staff’s de facto ace. With Kershaw and Hill unavailable due to injury, Ryu received the start on Opening Day.
Meanwhile, like Kershaw before him, Hill has spent the past few weeks building toward his regular-season debut. The latest hurdle came Wednesday night in a rehab start for High-A Rancho Cucamonga.