A day after a blister burst on his left middle finger, Dodgers pitcher Rich Hill was placed on the 10-day disabled list for the second time this season with issues related to the digit. Hill missed three weeks earlier in the year when he cracked a nail and developed an infection. He will require more time away this time, manager Dave Roberts explained.
"Four weeks is fair," Roberts said before Sunday's series finale against the Nationals. "To get back on a major-league mound, that's fair." He added, "It's going to be quite the process."
Hill placed the Dodgers in a bind on Saturday when he exited the second game of a doubleheader after only two pitches.