LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot and optioned right-handed pitcher Phil Bickford.
Pepiot, 24, joins the team for the third time this season and will make the start tonight. He was pitched in two games for the Dodgers, tossing 7.0 innings, allowing three runs with eight walks and eight strikeouts. He is 3-0 with a 1.72 ERA (6 ER/31.1 IP) and 42 strikeouts in seven starts for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Indiana native has spent parts of three seasons in the minor leagues with the Dodgers, going 8-9 with a 3.63 ERA (63 ER/156.0 IP) and 200 strikeouts in 46 games (39 starts). He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the third round (102nd overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of Butler.
Bickford, 26, appeared in 17 games for the Dodgers, allowing six runs in 15.2 innings with 13 strikeouts. He has bolstered a 3.45 ERA with an opponents’ batting average of .263 and a 1.15 WHIP. Last season, he went 4-2 with a 2.50 ERA (14 ER/50.1 IP) and 59 strikeouts. The Southern California native was originally drafted by the Giants with the 18th overall pick in the 2015 First Year Player Draft.
