Brandon League grew up in the Sacramento area, so maybe a road trip to the Central Valley suburb of Modesto wasn’t as insufferable for him as most visitors to the drought-stricken community.
If anything, League should be ecstatic after throwing a scoreless inning for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga in Modesto on Wednesday. League struck out two batters and induced a groundout in the inning.
Wednesday marked his second rehab appearance since suffering a shoulder injury in spring training; he allowed one hit and one unearned run in his debut Sunday. League is expected to need at least one more rehab game before returning to the Dodgers and there is no firm timetable for his return.