Dodgers leave infielder Rosario and reliever Yarbrough off NLDS roster against D-backs
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers left infielder Amed Rosario and reliever Ryan Yarbrough off their roster for the NL Division Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks ahead of Game 1 on Saturday.
The Dodgers will carry 13 pitchers and 13 position players for the best-of-five series.
Four rookie pitchers made the roster, including Bobby Miller, who will start Game 2 on Monday. He’s joined by Michael Grove, Ryan Pepiot and Emmet Sheehan.
Rosario was acquired by the Dodgers at the Aug. 1 trade deadline from Cleveland after the team unloaded struggling pitcher Noah Syndergaard to get him. He was brought in to bolster the team’s hitting against left-handed pitchers.
Instead of the right-handed Rosario, the Dodgers chose veteran infielder Kolten Wong, who joined the team on Sept. 1. The left-hander batted .300 in 34 plate appearances.
Yarbrough made his first start for the Dodgers last month, allowing two runs in four innings. He was acquired from Kansas City at the trade deadline and the left-hander had a 1.86 ERA in six games in August.
With Corbin Carroll as Arizona’s main left-handed hitting threat, the Dodgers opted to only carry three lefties for the NLDS: starter Clayton Kershaw and relievers Caleb Ferguson and Alex Vesia.
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