Dodgers call up Fields to reinforce bullpen
LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers recalled right-handed reliever Josh Fields from Triple-A to restock their weary bullpen and made room by placing left-handed reliever Grant Dayton on the disabled list with a left intercostal strain.
Fields pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Colorado.
View Full Game CoverageLOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers recalled right-handed reliever Josh Fields from Triple-A to restock their weary bullpen and made room by placing left-handed reliever Grant Dayton on the disabled list with a left intercostal strain.
Fields pitched a scoreless ninth inning with two strikeouts in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to Colorado.
View Full Game CoverageFields had been optioned to Oklahoma City on Friday, when the team activated reliever Pedro Baez from the 10-day disabled list.
Dayton pitched in the past two games, including a hitless inning Monday night, and he likely would have been unavailable to pitch Tuesday night. He has allowed only two hits in 21 at-bats this year.
The Dodgers' bullpen has pitched 15 innings in the past three games. Luis Avilan is now the lone lefty in the bullpen.
Ken Gurnick has covered the Dodgers for MLB.com since 2001.