PITTSBURGH – Dodgers pitcher Frankie Montas, who missed the first six weeks of the regular season while recovering from off-season rib surgery, has an injury to his second rib and won’t pitch for four to eight weeks. The news was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of FoxSports.com.
Montas, 23, last pitched at Triple-A on June 15. He has a 2.38 earned-run average in four games (three starts) for the Oklahoma City Dodgers in 11-1/3 innings.
The injury, which the Dodgers are calling a “stress reaction,” ruled Montas out from starting today’s game in Pittsburgh. The Dodgers promoted right-handed pitcher Nick Tepesch from Triple-A instead and designated outfielder Will Venable for assignment.