MIAMI (AP) — Injuries to Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers continued to pile Wednesday as right-hander Evan Phillips went on the 15-day injured list with right forearm discomfort.
Phillips reported soreness the last few days when he pitched, but manager Dave Roberts said the move was mostly precautionary and wasn't too worried about the reliever's long-term availability. He added he doesn't think Phillips will require an MRI.
“Could he have pitched today? Absolutely," Roberts said after the Dodgers’ 10-1 win over the Marlins. "I just don't know — No one knows how he would respond going forward, so for us, it just made the most sense to IL him. Our expectation is on that 16th day, he'll be back out there.”
Right-hander Matt Sauer was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City in a corresponding move and pitched four strong innings of relief Wednesday for his first career save.
Phillips had just been activated from the injured list on April 19 after missing 21 games with a right rotator cuff strain. The reliever has made seven appearances this season with one save, striking out six and walking two while allowing no runs.
“I do feel like I can still contribute, but I think what it comes down to is you don't want to mess around with something," Phillips said, "and you're in May, so we don't really have the luxury of giving me a couple days off here to figure it out. So we decided it was best to just be cautious with it.”
Phillips' injury adds to a series of health woes for the Dodgers' pitching staff.
Three Dodgers starters — Blake Snell (shoulder inflammation), Tyler Glasnow (shoulder inflammation) and Clayton Kershaw (recovery from toe and knee surgery) — are on the injured list. And two-way star Shohei Ohtani is still a few months away from returning to the mound as he continues his recovery from 2023 elbow surgery.
Ahead of Wednesday's game at Miami, Roberts said Snell and Glasnow will start playing catch Friday.
Kershaw looks to be near a return after tossing six no-hit innings in a rehab start on Tuesday. The 10-time All-Star is scheduled for another rehab start with Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday, which Roberts said could be his last before re-joining the Dodgers from the 60-day injured list. He's eligible to be activated on May 18.
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FILE - Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Evan Phillips speaks during a news conference Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill,File)
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A strong earthquake rattled southern and central Mexico on Friday, interrupting President Claudia Sheinbaum ’s first press briefing of the new year as seismic alarms sounded and leaving at least two people dead.
The earthquake had a magnitude of 6.5 and its epicenter was near the town of San Marcos in the southern state of Guerrero near the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, according to Mexico ’s national seismological agency. There were more than 500 aftershocks.
The state’s civil defense agency reported various landslides around Acapulco and on other highways in the state.
Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado said that a 50-year-old woman living in a small community near the epicenter died when her home collapsed. Authorities also said that a hospital in Chilpancingo, Guerrero's capital, suffered major structural damage and various patients were evacuated.
Residents and tourists in Mexico City and Acapulco rushed into the streets when the shaking began. Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada said that one person died after suffering an apparent medical emergency followed by a fall while evacuating a building.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake occurred at a depth of 21.7 miles (35 kilometers), 2.5 miles north-northwest of Rancho Viejo, Guerrero, which is in the mountains about 57 miles northeast of Acapulco.
Sheinbaum resumed her press briefing a short time after the quake.
José Raymundo Díaz Taboada, a doctor and human rights defender who lives on one of the peaks ringing Acapulco, said he heard a strong rumble noise and all the neighborhood dogs began barking.
“In that moment the seismic alert went off on my cellphone," he said, "and then the shaking began to feel strong with a lot of noise.”
He said the shaking was lighter than in some previous quakes and he had prepared a backpack of essentials to be ready to leave as the aftershocks continued.
He said he had been unable to reach some friends who live along the Costa Chica southeast of Acapulco because communications were cut.
A view of Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that originated in the Acapulco area. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A view of Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, after a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that originated in the Acapulco area. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
A couple walks their dogs after leaving their home due to an earthquake that was felt in Mexico City, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, amid a magnitude 6.5 quake that originated in the Acapulco area. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)
