Thread: Los Angeles Dodgers--Official July Thread

Dammit all to hell.

Originally Posted by Inside The Dodgers

Looks like Wolf is headed to the DL with shoulder soreness. He'll have an MRI on Thursday. Even if it isn't serious, he's going to miss one start, and with the All-Star break coming up and the likelihood he'll be pushed to the back of the rotation after the break, there is no reason not to DL him. Houlton probably starts the first-half finale on Sunday against the Fish, but we haven't been told that yet. ... Dodgers go to 48-36, first time all year they have been 12 over .500, and pull even with the Padres

Originally Posted by Ken Gurnick

A game that featured four RBIs and three hits (including a homer) from Wilson Betemit and a game-winning single by Matt Kemp also had Dodgers starter Randy Wolf leave after three innings with a sore shoulder, initially diagnosed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache as bursitis.

Wolf said he will have an MRI exam on Thursday and probably a cortisone injection at the top of his shoulder, meaning he's likely headed for the disabled list and a replacement starter definitely is needed for Sunday.

It might be D.J. Houlton, who ended a 1 1/2-year exile in Triple-A this week and immediately moved to the front of the line with three scoreless innings of relief on Tuesday. Houlton, a starter at Las Vegas, restored order after Wolf was charged with six runs and four walks. Even if Houlton starts on Sunday, somebody will need to replace Wolf on the roster and the ranks at Triple-A are thin. Double-A reliever Jonathan Meloan is one possibility.