Dodgers recall LHP Adam Kolarek

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek and have placed infielder Edwin Ríos on the injured list with a left hamstring strain.

Kolarek, 31, has made five appearances for the Dodgers in 2020, allowing four hits in 5.1 scoreless innings. In parts of four Major League seasons, the Maryland native is 10-3 with a 3.58 ERA (41 ER/103.0 IP) and 71 strikeouts, while limiting left-handed hitters to a .197 (35-for-178) batting average against. Since joining the Dodgers on July 31, 2019 from Tampa Bay, he is 4-0 with a 0.53ERA (1 ER/17.0 IP) and 12 strikeouts in 31 games.

Ríos, 26, will head to the injured list for the first time in his career after leaving yesterday’s game against the Angels in the second inning. In 14 games with the Dodgers this season, he is batting .276 (8-for-29) with three doubles, three homers and six RBI. In 42 career games for the Dodgers, he is batting .276 (21-for-76) with five doubles, one triple, seven homers and 14 RBI. Prior to joining the Major League roster last season, Ríos spent five seasons in the Dodgers’ minor league system , hitting a combined .295 (492-for-1670) with 95 homers and 326 RBI in 450 games. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in sixth round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of Florida International University.