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Buehler was pulled from his start Friday night with rib soreness, and Los Angeles overcame another blow to its depleted pitching staff by hitting five home runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Friday night.
Buehler was hit in the ribs by a comebacker from Colorado's Trevor Story on May 21, and Friday was his third start since then. But a problem was evident to manager Dave Roberts in the sixth inning when Buehler's velocity dropped.
"Seemed like he wasn't letting it go like he was earlier," Roberts said. "For me, that was a big red flag."
The Dodgers said Buehler was sent for Friday night, so he was unavailable for comment. Roberts said he had been getting treatment for the ribs issue the last few weeks.
The rookie right-hander was perfect through four innings and still cruising with one out in the sixth when Roberts and trainer Nathan Lucero went to the mound. Buehler said during a lengthy discussion that he was having difficulty breathing, and was pulled.
"You look at the first five innings, there were (9)6s, (9)7s and 98s," Roberts said. "The velocity was there. The stuff was really good. It was that sixth inning he kind of hit a wall."
Buehler was pulled from his start Friday night with rib soreness, and Los Angeles overcame another blow to its depleted pitching staff by hitting five home runs to beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Friday night.
Buehler was hit in the ribs by a comebacker from Colorado's Trevor Story on May 21, and Friday was his third start since then. But a problem was evident to manager Dave Roberts in the sixth inning when Buehler's velocity dropped.
"Seemed like he wasn't letting it go like he was earlier," Roberts said. "For me, that was a big red flag."
The Dodgers said Buehler was sent for Friday night, so he was unavailable for comment. Roberts said he had been getting treatment for the ribs issue the last few weeks.
The rookie right-hander was perfect through four innings and still cruising with one out in the sixth when Roberts and trainer Nathan Lucero went to the mound. Buehler said during a lengthy discussion that he was having difficulty breathing, and was pulled.
"You look at the first five innings, there were (9)6s, (9)7s and 98s," Roberts said. "The velocity was there. The stuff was really good. It was that sixth inning he kind of hit a wall."
