A day after pitching six innings in a loss to the Milwaukee Brewers, Justin Wrobleski was placed on the injured list with inflammation in his left forearm, per The Post’s Dylan Hernandez.
Right-hander Kyle Hurt was recalled from triple-A Oklahoma City to take Wrobleski’s place on the active roster and reinforce the Dodgers’ worn-down bullpen.
Wrobleski, 26, has enjoyed a breakout season with the Dodgers. A National League All-Star, he is 11-5 with a 3.56 earned-run average even after a four-start winless streak.
The left-hander has pitched 126 ⅓ innings this year, a career-high. He pitched 71 ⅔ innings in the major leagues last year, including five in the postseason.
But the jump in innings wasn’t as extreme as it initially appears. Between the majors and minors, Wrobleski pitched 123 ⅓ innings last year. He pitched a combined 132 innings the year before that.
“I feel all right,” Wrobleski said after his six-inning start on Saturday night. “It’s just part of a long season, part of something I got to get ready for years to come. Just trying to lean on people that have done it, and just again continue to try to take care of my body the best I can and feeling as good I can right now.”
Whatever he said, the innings were clearly catching up to him. He is 0-3 with an 8.69 earned-run average over his last four starts. In that stretch, he has given up 11 home runs in 19 ⅔ innings.
Two of those homers were given up to the Brewers on Saturday. Wrobleski was charged with four runs in six innings of the 4-1 loss.
Manager Dave Roberts said before the game that he wasn’t overly preoccupied with the workload, noting that “at some point in time” Wrobleski would be moved to the bullpen.
Instead of the pen, he’s on the shelf. For now.
Thankfully for the Dodgers, both Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow are nearing a return to the roation.