Manager Dave Roberts has spent so much time addressing so many rotation injuries that he said it felt strange to announce that a starting pitcher was actually returning from the disabled list.
Brandon McCarthy, out since undergoing elbow ligament replacement surgery on April 30, 2015, will start in Dodger Stadium against the Rockies on Sunday.
“It is weird — it’s been quite some time,” Roberts said Friday. “It’s nice to talk about guys coming back. Hopefully, we get more of them.”
The Dodgers lost their ace this week when Clayton Kershaw, who was officially placed on the DL Friday, was diagnosed with a herniated disk in his lower back.