Just when the Los Angeles Dodgers thought that they were going to get back lefty pitcher Rich Hill for the end of the season, he fell victim to yet another injury.
The veteran southpaw exited the Dodgers’ Thursday night win over the Baltimore Orioles after experiencing a left knee injury that forced him out of the game after facing just five batters.
Dave Roberts, the team’s manager, confirmed to FOX Sports reporter that Hill felt discomfort in his left knee after throwing a pitch to the Orioles’ Austin Hays. The starting pitcher left the game after recording only two outs and throwing 27 pitches.
Roberts had planned to develop a plan to move towards Hill becoming the team’s fourth starter for the playoffs, which begin at the end of this month. That plan now appears to be in question, leaving Los Angeles to look for other rotation options in October.
Hill began the season on the injured list with a sprain in the same knee that he hurt in Baltimore on Thursday night. More information is expected to be released about the injury following an examination by team doctors.
The game was the first for Hill after the 39-year-old missed nearly three months with a forearm strain.
