Dodgers leave Buehler off wild-card roster; Cards add Yepez

LOS ANGELES — Pitcher Walker Buehler was near disconnected the Dodgers’ roster for their one-game wild-card playoff against the St. Louis Cardinals connected Wednesday night.

The determination was expected due to the fact that Buehler pitched 5 innings successful Sunday’s regular-season finale. He would commencement Friday successful Game 1 of the NL Division Series if the Dodgers advance.

Julio Urías could beryllium utilized successful alleviation against the Cardinals. He would commencement Game 2 of the NLDS connected Saturday. The left-hander won his large league-leading 20th crippled of the play past weekend.

The Dodgers are carrying 10 pitchers and 16 presumption players against the Cardinals. Pitcher Clayton Kershaw and infielder Max Muncy are injured.

Manager Dave Roberts said the squad is holding retired anticipation that Muncy could rejoin it aboriginal successful the postseason due to the fact that his dislocated near elbow doesn’t necessitate surgery. Roberts confirmed Kershaw is done for the season, though helium doesn’t person immoderate ligament harm successful his near throwing limb and won’t necessitate Tommy John surgery.

Los Angeles added infielder/outfielders Billy McKinney and Zach McKinstry, and outfielders Luke Raley and Steven Souza Jr. to the roster.

The Cardinals near pitchers Jon Lester and J.A. Happ disconnected their roster.

Left-handers Lester and Happ were acquired astatine the July commercialized deadline and helped stabilize the St. Louis unit earlier the squad went connected its 17-game winning streak to gain the 2nd wild-card spot.

The Cardinals are carrying 12 pitchers for the winner-take-all game, including right-hander Jack Flaherty. He is coming disconnected a near oblique teardrop successful May and a close enarthrosis strain successful August. Manager Mike Shildt said helium would enactment retired of the bullpen.

Right-hander Seth Elledge was designated for duty to unfastened a roster spot. The squad selected the declaration of archetypal baseman Juan Yepez from Triple-A Memphis, who is an wounded replacement for Max Moroff.

The Cardinals went with catchers Yadier Molina and Andrew Knizner.