Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler struck out six in 4⅔ scoreless innings in his second rehab begin for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis on Saturday night time.
Dealing with the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Rockies' minor league affiliate, Buehler retired 14 of the 16 batters he confronted, permitting only a fourth-inning double and a fifth-inning single. He was pulled with two outs within the fifth inning after 65 pitches.
Buehler on Saturday was a lot stronger than in his first rehab begin final Sunday in Tacoma, by which he retired his first seven batters confronted, however ended up permitting three runs in 3⅓ innings, throwing 54 pitches.
“I screwed up, however God, it was good to be again right here!” Buehler mentioned in a tweet on April 1 that it has since been eliminated.
Buehler threw 42 of his 65 pitches for strikes Saturday and had 12 swinging strikes, seven on his curveball. Buehler's fastball averaged 93.8 mph on this one, topping out at 95.9 mph, the latter coming within the fifth inning.
It's unclear what the subsequent step will likely be for Buehler. On March 29, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned Buehler would want 4 rehab begins, “give or take a begin” earlier than rejoining the workforce. Subsequent week, Oklahoma Metropolis is at Spherical Rock in Texas whereas regionally, Low-A Rancho Cucamonga is house to face Stockton.
