LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias moved another step closer to a Major League return on Tuesday when he struck out five Lancaster JetHawks in 2 1/3 innings of a Minor League rehab start for Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga.
Urias, 22, is coming back from last summer's surgery to repair his left shoulder capsule. Although a starting pitcher by trade, Urias is being viewed this year as a multiple-innings reliever to help the Dodgers down the stretch.
Urias made 44 pitches, walked one and struck out the side in the second inning.