Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin placed on injured list and is likely out for the season

Dodgers starting pitcher Tony Gonsolin stands on the mound and looks to the dugout as manager Dave Roberts comes to take him out during the fourth inning of a blowout loss to the Marlins on Friday. Gonsolin was placed on the 15-day injured list because of right forearm inflammation before Saturday’s split doubleheader, and manager Dave Roberts said it is “unlikely” the 2022 All-Star will return this season. But Gonsolin took a massive step backward in Friday night’s 11-3 loss, when he gave up solo homers to Jorge Soler in the first and third innings, a three-run homer to Jake Burger and a two-run shot to Jacob Stallings in the third, and a three-run homer to Jazz Chisolm Jr. in the fourth to fall to 8-5 with a 4.98 ERA in 20 starts on the season. Miami Marlins’ Jorge Soler trots to first after hitting a solo home run as Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin watches. So I don’t think there’s a really clear answer, but I think all of it has led to the inflated ERA.” The leading candidate to replace Gonsolin in the rotation is right-hander Ryan Pepiot, who was called up from triple-A to serve as the 27th man for Saturday’s doubleheader and threw five one-run, three-hit innings with five strikeouts as a bulk reliever in the Dodgers’ 3-1 Game 1 victory.