Overview

• The Dodgers put left-hander Alex Vesia on the 15-day injured list retroactive to August 23 with a right oblique strain and reinstated Blake Snell from the paternity list.
• Vesia has delivered a 2.75 ERA with a 33% strikeout rate over 52 1/3 innings, recording four saves and a career-best 21 holds across 59 appearances.
• He has been Dave Roberts’ most trusted late-inning option in the second half, frequently working the club’s highest-leverage spots.
• Recent returns of Kirby Yates and Tanner Scott, alongside Blake Treinen and Ben Casparius, help stabilize the late innings during Vesia’s absence.
• The move comes as Los Angeles holds a one-game NL West edge over San Diego, heightening the importance of bullpen availability.