LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers placed another one of their high-leverage relievers on the injured list Monday, when Joe Kelly went down with what the team described as a posterior strain in his right, throwing shoulder.
Kelly, whose IL placement was the corresponding move for activating Walker Buehler ahead of his start against the Miami Marlins, joins fellow late-game relievers Ryan Brasier and Evan Phillips on the shelf, all of whom have suffered their injuries over the past six days.
Brasier (calf strain), Phillips (hamstring strain) and Kelly have accounted for more than a quarter of the Dodgers' bullpen innings this season. Brusdar Graterol, one of the Dodgers' primary setup men last year, has yet to make his 2024 debut while recovering from shoulder inflammation, but Blake Treinen returned from a prolonged absence on Sunday.
Kelly, 35, has a 4.73 ERA in 15 appearances this season and was last used to record the final out of the seventh inning in Sunday's win over the Atlanta Braves. He experienced some discomfort during the outing, but Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said a follow-up scan showed "nothing remarkable."
"That's a good thing," Roberts said. "So now it's just a sore shoulder and he's on the IL, but hopefully it's a short-term thing."