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 and premium stuff that convinced the team to sign him for $325 million in the offseason.