Julio Urias will start for the Dodgers tomorrow.

Julio Urias

Julio Urias will make his first start at any level since July 21 on Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies. (Getty Images)

Julio Urias will become the seventh different pitcher to start for the Dodgers in their last eight games when the rookie left-hander takes the mound Monday against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Manager Dave Roberts made the announcement prior to the Dodgers’ game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday.

Urias, 19, is 1-2 with a 4.98 earned-run average in 10 games (nine starts) with the Dodgers this season. The top prospect in the organization was 5-1 with a 1.40 ERA in 11 games (seven starts) at Triple-A this year.

Now in his fourth professional season, Urias has thrown 88 ⅓ regular season innings across the two levels this year. That’s a career high. Roberts declined to say how Urias’ season-long innings limit might play into Monday’s plans, but Urias hasn’t thrown more than six innings in a game this season. He’s topped 90 pitches twice, and 100 pitches once.

Urias has never faced the Phillies in his career. Philadelphia is among the worst-hitting teams against left-handed pitching this season; their .655 OPS against lefties ranks 29th among the 30 MLB teams.

Philadelphia will counter with Zach Eflin, a 22-year-old right-hander who was part of the three-team trade that sent Matt Kemp to San Diego, and Yasmani Grandal and Jimmy Rollins to Los Angeles.

Eflin was a Single-A prospect at the time. He’s 3-4 with a 4.77 ERA now, 10 starts into his major league career.

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J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.