‘Occupational hazard.’ Why pitching injuries are again impacting the Dodgers’ deadlines needs

Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto during his start against the Royals on June 15. Yamamoto was lifted after two innings and put on the injured list with a strained rotator cuff. It took just three days last month for the Dodgers pitching staff to be thrown in flux.

Three days for a seemingly harmless situation to instead devolve into the club’s latest injury-induced roster dilemma.

In mid-June, Yoshinobu Yamamoto was coming off his best outing as a Dodger when he reported shoulder soreness to team personnel.

At first, club officials were confident it was nothing of serious concern.

After all, the Japanese right-hander had just dominated the New York Yankees with the kind of spotless command…