Dodgers recall Ryan Pepiot

September 4th, 2022

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot and placed left-handed pitcher David Price on the injured list with left wrist inflammation.

Pepiot, 25, returns to the Dodgers and he is 2-0 on the campaign with a 4.02 ERA (14 ER/31.1 IP) and 36 strikeouts in seven games. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he is 8-0 with a 2.58 ERA (24ER/80.1 IP) and 98 strikeouts in 16 games (14starts). The Indiana native has spent parts of three seasons in the minor leagues with the Dodgers, going 13-9 with a 3.51 ERA (81 ER/205.0 IP) and 256 strikeouts in 55 games (46 starts). He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the third round (102nd overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of Butler. 

Price, 37, has made 38 appearances for the Dodgers this season, posting a 2-0 record with a 2.58 ERA (11 ER/38.1 IP). The former 2012 Cy Young has been in the Major Leagues 14 seasons and he is a combined 157-82 with a 3.32 ERA (790 ER/ 2141.2 IP) and 2,072 career strikeouts. He was the number one selection in the 2007 First Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University.