MIAMI — Dodgers right-hander Tony Gonsolin was scheduled to begin towards the Marlins on Monday. As a substitute, Los Angeles might be with out Gonsolin for at the least a couple of weeks because the group positioned the All-Star on the 15-day injured listing with a proper forearm pressure, retroactive to Friday.

Gonsolin stated he skilled some tightness following his final begin towards the Brewers on Tuesday. It was much like one thing he skilled earlier within the season, giving him optimism that it might dissipate in a couple of days.

However after nonetheless feeling discomfort all through the week and after his in-between begin bullpen session, Gonsolin notified pitching coach Mark Prior, who determined that it might be finest to offer him some further relaxation.

Gonsolin stated all of the preliminary exams checked out OK and that he simply wants relaxation and received’t must get any additional testing.

The Dodgers, nonetheless, had been in a position to stand up to the lack of Gonsolin, at the least for one evening, as a Will Smith two-run homer and robust pitching performances carried Los Angeles to a 3-2 win over Miami in 10 innings on Monday at loanDepot Park.

“We simply got here to the conclusion that it might most likely be finest to skip this one, and since we’re doing that, may as effectively give it a break for 15 days,” Gonsolin stated. “Simply give it that two-week break.”

Forearm accidents are all the time difficult, and the actual fact the schedule flips into September in a couple of days provides Gonsolin little room for error throughout his rehab. However regardless of the tightness, Gonsolin and supervisor Dave Roberts each remained optimistic that his absence received’t lengthen previous Sept. 10, when he’s eligible to return from the IL.

“He’s gone so laborious all yr,” Roberts stated. “So to make that IL transfer, to skip two begins, it simply didn’t look like an entire lot of value, and hopefully that’ll form of reset him and get him prepared for the postseason.”

Gonsolin has been among the best pitchers within the Majors this season, positioning himself to be within the dialogue for the Nationwide League Cy Younger Award. He leads the NL with 16 wins and a 2.10 ERA. The .169 batting common towards Gonsolin is the bottom within the Majors this season. At 128 1/Three innings, nonetheless, Gonsolin has blown previous his profession excessive in innings pitched throughout an enormous league season.

“Clearly that is uncharted territory for him,” Roberts stated of the innings depend. “I believe the one a part of it’s, yeah, you do lose somewhat little bit of momentum to the season you’re having, however I believe a very powerful half is we’ve obtained to do what we will to maintain him wholesome. If he’s wholesome, then we’ll wager on the efficiency.”

A couple of days in the past, Roberts referred to as Gonsolin “a frontline starter” because the Dodgers put together for the postseason. Dropping him for an prolonged time period could be one other important loss for the membership, which additionally just lately misplaced Walker Buehler for the season.

Earlier than Gonsolin’s harm, the Dodgers had been planning to trot out a six-man rotation for “at the least a few weeks,” in response to Roberts. In his absence, the membership might want to resolve whether or not that may nonetheless be its plan, which might assist restrict the workload on its pitchers heading into the final full month of the common season.

If the Dodgers resolve to go to a six-man rotation, Michael Grove, who was referred to as as much as begin on Monday, Ryan Pepiot and Andre Jackson are all choices to make begins. Los Angeles wraps up the common season with a stretch the place it can play 26 video games in 28 days.

L.A. has the luxurious to be affected person and handle workloads as its magic quantity to win the NL West is all the way down to 15 following Monday’s win.

“We have now a choice both to forgo that and never give guys further relaxation, or insert another person, whether or not it’s Michael or someone else, to form of fill that void,” Roberts stated. “These are talks proper now and we’ll see how guys come out of their subsequent begins to determine which manner we go.”

No matter that call, Los Angeles will proceed to lean closely on Julio Urías, Tyler Anderson, Andrew Heaney, Dustin Might and Clayton Kershaw. The three-time NL Cy Younger winner threw a bullpen session on Monday and can seemingly come off the injured listing and begin on Thursday towards the Mets, although Roberts and the Dodgers have shied away from making that official.