Walker Buehler

Walker Buehler allowed only three hits over six scoreless innings, struck out seven and walked none during a 4-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds Saturday.

Emmet Sheehan's 2024 season is over.The Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander underwent season-ending surgery to repair his ulnar collateral ligament, the team announced Thursday.The Dodgers didn't specify whether he underwent a full UCL repair - commonly known as Tommy John surgery - or the internal bracing procedure. The timeline for recovery from Tommy John surgery is usually longer by several months.Sheehan, who made his big-league debut last June, was expected to be a key arm for the Dodgers this year as either a back-end starter or a swingman. However, he hasn't pitched since being placed on the injured list late in spring training with right forearm inflammation.The 24-year-old went 4-1 with a 4.92 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 64 strikeouts, and one save over 13 appearances (11 starts) last season.While the Dodgers have received solid pitching from their healthy starters this year, they also have 11 pitchers, including Sheehan, currently on the IL. Starters Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May are rehabbing from Tommy John surgery and a torn flexor tendon, respectively, while Walker Buehler just returned after a nearly two-year absence following elbow surgery.Sheehan's season-ending injury leaves the Dodgers sorely lacking rotation depth behind their current starting five. Right-hander Landon Knack, who's currently at Triple-A Oklahoma City, is their only healthy starter on the 40-man roster who's not already in the big-league rotation.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.

Walker Buehler delivered a shaky performance during his second start since his second Tommy John surgery, but the Dodgers aren't worried yet.

The Dodgers righty threw four innings and surrendered three runs to the Marlins in his first start in nearly two years.

Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler is encouraged after his first MLB start since June 10, 2022."I'm very confident in my ability to do a lot of things with the ball," Buehler said following the Dodgers' 6-3 win Monday over the Miami Marlins, according to ESPN's Alden Gonzalez. "It's just a lot easier for me to do it the way that I know how to do it. The idea that I can get pretty close to what I used to do, it makes it a little more attainable."Buehler allowed three runs on six hits and one home run with four strikeouts across four innings versus the Marlins. The contest was his first since he underwent the second Tommy John procedure of his career in August 2022.Buehler threw 77 pitches Monday and averaged 95.7 mph with his fastball.The 29-year-old said he's looking forward to putting the start behind him and focusing on rounding into form moving forward."The ceremony of it is done," Buehler said. "Now I can kind of focus on trying to be good and helping our team. I wish it would've gone better. I wish I would've thrown five or six shutout innings and whatever. But it's done. And I'm happy to be back."Buehler is in his final season of team control and scheduled to hit free agency at the conclusion of the 2024 campaign.Copyright © 2024 Score Media Ventures Inc. All rights reserved. Certain content reproduced under license.