Dodgers recall RHP Casey Sadler

LHP Julio Urías placed on suspended list

August 17th, 2019

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers announced that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Casey Sadler and placed left-handed pitcher Julio Urías on the suspended list.

Sadler, 29, is being recalled by the Dodgers for the third time this season. The Oklahoma native has appeared in nine games for the Dodgers, allowing one earned run over 12.1 innings (0.73 ERA) with eight strikeouts. In 18 Major League games this season, he has allowed five earned runs in 31.2 innings of work for a 1.42 ERA for the Tampa Bay Rays and the Dodgers. He was acquired by the Dodgers on July 3 from Tampa Bay in exchange for Nathan Witt.

Urías, 23, will serve a 20 game suspension mandated by Major League Baseball. On the season, the left-hander is 4-3 with a 2.64 ERA (19 ER/64.2 IP) and 66 strikeouts in 26 games (six starts). In his parts of four seasons with the Dodgers, Urías is 9-7 with a 3.30 ERA (62 ER/169.0 IP) and 168 strikeouts.