Dodgers right-hander Bobby Miller pitched into the fifth inning Friday night time for Triple-A Oklahoma Metropolis in his third minor league rehab begin as he neared a return from the injured checklist.
Miller allowed two runs on 4 singles and two walks. He accomplished 4 innings and began the fifth for his deepest rehab begin to date. However after two groundball singles to open the body Miller was pulled after 85 pitches and four-plus innings. One among his legacy runners scored after he left.
Backside line for Bobby Miller:
4.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, ER, 2 BB, 2 Ok; 85 pictures / 50 hits
Confronted two batters within the prime of the fifth and had some unhealthy luck with a dropped pop up.
4 seam fastball common velocity 97. Common sinker 96. #Dodgers
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Miller's first two rehab begins have been uneventful within the California League, permitting seven runs in 6⅓ innings for Low-A Rancho Cucamonga. That didn’t embrace strikeouts and decreased velocity final Saturday in Lake Elsinore, though Miller and the Dodgers' coaching workers mentioned there have been no bodily issues through the begin.
On Friday in Oklahoma Metropolis, Miller averaged 97.4 mph on his four-seam fastball. His common MLB fastball this 12 months is 98.3 mph in all three begins, after averaging 99 mph as a rookie in 2023, the latter tops amongst main league starters.
Miller on Friday additionally acquired 9 swinging strikes.
What's subsequent for Miller stays to be seen. He may have one other begin to rehab, or he might be part of the Dodgers, for whom he final pitched on April 10. Miller has missed the final two months with shoulder irritation.
“We’ve to really feel actually assured. We’ve to be assured that each one the containers are checked,” supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned final weekend at Dodger Stadium. “We'll see if we will get him into the fifth inning or via the fifth inning. That might be good. And if not, we'll have a dialog later.”
The Dodgers are off subsequent Monday, however then have a stretch of 12 consecutive sport days. The primary is a homestand in opposition to the Rangers and Royals. If Miller remained on 5 days' relaxation, he can be in line for subsequent Thursday's sequence finale in opposition to Texas if he’s actually able to return.
