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Dodgers Notes: Pitcher to IL With Elbow Injury, Unfortunate Will Smith Update, River Ryan Decision Explained

By Noah Camras Sports Illustrated

The Los Angeles Dodgers lost to the Baltimore Orioles, 3-2, on Saturday night, dropping to 49-28 on the year.

The Dodgers offense was shut down through eight innings before Shohei Ohtani led off the ninth with a home run to bring them within two. Then, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts reached, and a dropped fly ball in right field gave LA a chance to win the game.

Unfortunately, Kyle Tucker struck out swinging on three pitches below the zone (after taking a first pitch ball), and Baltimore evened up the series.

Before the game, the Dodgers surprisingly placed right-handed pitcher Blake Treinen on the injured list with right elbow inflammation and recalled right-hander Chayce McDermott.

Manager Dave Roberts said after the game that Treinen reported a lack of range of motion Saturday morning and underwent imaging. He said Treinen will be down for "a minute."

In other news, the Dodgers will be without All-Star catcher Will Smith for longer than expected as he underwent additional testing on his neck.

Smith was initially expected to avoid the IL, and has now missed over two weeks with the lingering injury.

"[Smith] had a scan recently and the results [were] sort of fine, nothing really bad," Roberts said. "He feels okay, not great. We're just trying to make sure that we don't have a setback when he comes back so I think that's kind of the pause."

Finally, the Dodgers have continued to keep top pitching prospect River Ryan in Triple-A despite him being more than ready to return to the MLB level. President of baseball operations explained the reasoning behind the decision.

"Obviously [Ryan] is incredibly talented, and he's going to be a big part of what we do going forward," Friedman said. "But we've seen it with a lot of our young guys coming back from major surgery; it's tough. And as much as we can ease that process along to have him in as good a spot to not only help us at the major-league level, but also be a very strong option for us in October, the better."

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This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi as Dodgers Notes: Pitcher to IL With Elbow Injury, Unfortunate Will Smith Update, River Ryan Decision Explained.

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This story was originally published June 21, 2026 at 8:59 AM.

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