Just past 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Hyun-Jin Ryu rose from his seat inside the Dodgers bullpen and climbed atop a mound. Earlier in the afternoon, hours before a 7-3 victory over St. Louis, manager Dave Roberts outlined Ryu’s isolation on the roster. Trailing by two runs, the Dodgers staged a rally against St. Louis starter Michael Wacha. After Maeda recovered from a first-inning stumble to blank the Cardinals for the next four innings, Ryu spun four scoreless innings behind him. After being silenced by Cardinals starters Lance Lynn and Mike Leake, on Thursday they faced Wacha, another imposing right-handed pitcher.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 26, 2017 05:26 UTC