Hyun-Jin Ryu logged five innings in a rehab outing for triple-A Oklahoma City on Tuesday night, which brought him one step closer to rejoining the Dodgers and one step closer to creating a familiar headache for manager Dave Roberts: A logjam in the starting rotation.
With Ryu expected to get starts for the Dodgers during the final two months of the season, Roberts will have seven starters. He does not expect the team to return to a six-man rotation, as they did briefly after the All-Star break.
The Dodgers abandoned that approach earlier this month and started shifting starters to the disabled list with minor injury.