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As the Dodgers hit the next leg of their road trip in St. Louis, we can look back at their sweep in New York. In the first two games of the weekend series, the Mets starter pitched just three innings and was removed from the roster the next day.
To date this season, there have been 12 starting pitchers to either be optioned to the minors, placed on the disabled list, or released directly after a start against the Dodgers. That doesn't count Trevor Bauer of the Diamondbacks, who made one more start after facing the Dodgers earlier this month before getting optioned to Triple A.
| Opposing Starters Hurt Or Demoted After Facing Dodgers | ||||
| Start Date | Pitcher | Team | Game Result | Roster Move |
| April 7 | Dustin Moseley | SD | LA 6, SD 5 (11) | DL, right shoulder strain |
| April 21 | Kyle Weiland | Hou | LA 5, Hou 1 | DL, right shoulder surgery |
| April 23 | Jair Jurrjens | Atl | LA 7, Atl 2 | optioned to Triple A |
| May 1 | Jhoulys Chacin | Col | LA 7, Col 6 | DL, right shoulder inflammation |
| May 6 | Travis Wood | ChC | ChC 4, LA 3 (11) | optioned to Triple A |
| May 21 | Patrick Corbin | Ari | LA 6, Ari 1 | optioned to Triple A |
| June 2 | Juan Nicasio | Col | LA 6, Col 2 | DL, left knee surgery |
| June 10 | Blake Beavan | Sea | LA 8, Sea 2 | optioned to Triple A |
| June 16 | Philip Humber | CWS | CWS 5, LA 4 | DL, right elbow strain |
| June 19 | Brandon McCarthy | Oak | Oak 3, LA 0 | DL, right shoulder strain |
| July 20 | Johan Santana | NYM | LA 7, NY 6 | DL, right ankle sprain |
| July 21 | Miguel Batista | NYM | LA 8, NY 5 | Designated for assignment |
Chacin was originally optioned on May 2, but he had his option rescinded four days later and was placed on the disabled list instead.
Monday's Starting Pitchers
Chad Billingsley is back from the disabled list looking to snap the first five-start losing streak of his career. He issued no walks and had 13 strikeouts in his last two outings, but lost both games and has a 6.21 ERA over his last five starts.
Joe Kelly gets the call for the Cardinals, making his eighth big league start. He has allowed three runs or less in all seven of his starts and has pitched exactly six innings in each of his last five starts. In four starts in St. Louis Kelly is 0-1 but has a 1.69 ERA with 11 walks and 17 strikeouts in 21 1/3 innings.
Game Time: 5:15 p.m.
TV: Prime Ticket