Who's The Dodgers Closer? Tanner Scott ... Maybe

SAN FRANCISCO — Who’s your closer, Dave Roberts?

The Dodgers’ head paused and thought astir it earlier offering an answer. Edwin Díaz, nan person the Dodgers signed for $69 million, is scheduled to acquisition elbow surgery Wednesday and is not expected to return until aft nan All-Star break.

“I would say, probably, Tanner Scott,” Roberts said.

The Dodgers signed Scott for $72 cardinal before past season, but he mislaid nan closer’s domiciled during nan play and did not transportation successful nan postseason.

In his first 10 appearances this season, Scott has fixed up 1 tally successful 8⅔ innings, pinch nary walks and 8 strikeouts.

Roberts, asked why he offered Scott arsenic his answer, paused again.

“Don’t person an answer,” Roberts said. “I honestly don’t know. Tanner could transportation successful nan seventh tonight, and Blake (Treinen) could get nan save. It’s benignant of time to day.”

Alex Vesia has not fixed up a tally successful 8⅔ innings, pinch 3 walks and 10 strikeouts. Of nan Dodgers’ six saves this season, Diaz has 4 and Vesia has two.

Why nan hesitation?

“For me, I deliberation nan person should guidelines retired among nan different guys arsenic acold arsenic performance, a clear-cut feline astatine nan backmost end,” Roberts said. “That’s my hesitation. If we don’t person a clear-cut feline that I consciousness should get nan lion’s share, aliases should beryllium nan dedicated closer, past I consciousness that — I cognize group don’t for illustration to perceive — but nan person by committee.”

Girl dad

Freddie Freeman rejoined nan squad Tuesday, 2 days aft nan commencement of his daughter. He and his woman Chelsea welcomed London Rosemary Joy Freeman, pinch London a motion to Chelsea’s English family and Rosemary Joy Freeman arsenic nan afloat sanction of his precocious mother.

“I sewage to clasp her 1 past clip earlier I sewage connected nan level this afternoon,” Freeman said. “She’s perfect.”

After 3 sons, he said, nan Freeman family is complete.

“You will not beryllium seeing different babe announcement from nan Freemans,” he said. “This is it. We are happily done pinch four. She is nan cleanable addition.”

In bid to clear a roster spot for Freeman, nan Dodgers returned first baseman-outfielder Ryan Ward to triple-A Oklahoma City. Ward made his awesome convention debut Friday, collecting 2 hits and driving successful a run.

“I’ve gotten to cognize Ryan complete nan past fewer years,” Freeman said. “He’s an incredibly difficult worker. He’s worked truthful difficult for that infinitesimal …

“We each cognize he tin do it. I’m judge location will beryllium different opportunity astatine immoderate constituent for him to get backmost here.”

Etc.

Roberts said Shohei Ohtani, who did not bat erstwhile he past pitched, would beryllium successful nan lineup arsenic hitter and pitcher Wednesday. … Blake Snell is scheduled to commencement a insignificant convention rehabilitation duty Wednesday successful Ontario. Roberts said Snell would request “most likely” 4 insignificant convention appearances earlier rejoining nan Dodgers. … The Dodgers gave halfway fielder Andy Pages his first time disconnected Tuesday. Pages leads nan awesome leagues pinch a .370 batting average. … Dalton Rushing started astatine catcher Tuesday, and Roberts said he would do truthful again Thursday. Will Smith started 3 of nan 4 games successful Colorado.