LOS ANGELES – The Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Landon Knack and placed right-handed pitcher River Ryan on the injured list.
Knack, 27, returns to Los Angeles for his fourth stint with the club and he is 2-2 with a 3.07 ERA in nine games (eight starts) this season. He has 42 strikeouts in 44.0 innings while limiting hitters to a .201 batting average. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 4-2 with a 3.97 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 59 innings. He has made 67 minor league appearances (61 starts) since 2021, going 18-15 with a 3.52 ERA and 328 strikeouts. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round od the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of East Tennessee State University.
Ryan, 25, left yesterday’s game with right forearm tightness in the fifth inning. Prior to the injury, he fired 4.1 scoreless innings, allowing four hits and striking out four. He made four starts for the Dodgers, allowing three earned runs in 20.1 innings with 18 strikeouts. The right-hander made eight starts between the Arizona Complex League, Rancho Cucamonga and Oklahoma City this season, posting a 2.22 ERA with 33 strikeouts in 24.1 innings. He has spent three seasons in the minor leagues, going 3-11 with a 3.22 ERA in 49 games (45 starts). He was originally acquired from the San Diego Padres in exchange for infielder Matt Beaty.
