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Dodgers claim pitcher Layne Somsen.

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The Dodgers claimed right-handed pitcher Layne Somsen off waivers and transferred right-hander Chin-hui Tsao (right triceps strain) to the 60-day disabled list today.

Somsen, 27, appeared in two games with Cincinnati this season (5 ER/2 ⅓ innings) in his first big league action and has combined to go 1-0 with a 1.44 ERA, a .149 opponents’ batting average and a 1.00 WHIP in 14 minor league appearances this year at Triple-A with the Reds’ and Yankees’ affiliates. The Dodgers will be his third organization of 2016.

Somsen opening the season with the Reds’ organization before being claimed by the Yankees on May 24.

The South Dakota native has gone 10-5 with a 2.42 ERA in 90 games (seven starts) in four minor league seasons, limiting opposing hitters to a .208 batting average and striking out 193 in 189 ⅔ innings. Somsen was originally selected by the Reds in the 22nd round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft out of South Dakota State.

Game 44: Finding a new way to lose, Dodgers take the idea of a ‘walk-off’ literally.

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Dodgers pitcher Chin-Hui Tsao suffered his first loss of the season Saturday in his second game since being recalled from Triple-A. (Getty Images)

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres beat the Dodgers in their final plate appearance for the second straight day, this time on a walk-off walk issued by Chin-Hui Tsao with the bases loaded in the 11th inning. The box score is here.

Yasiel Puig is nothing if not aware of his problem in the batter’s box.

Here’s what the Dodgers were saying after the game:
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Season in review about nothing: Chin-Hui Tsao, ‘The Abstinence.’

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After signing with the Dodgers, Chin-Hui Tsao appeared in 39 games (five in the majors) following six years away from organized baseball. (Getty Images)

This is Part 50 of a series in which every member of the 2015 Dodgers has his season juxtaposed with an episode of the greatest sitcom of all-time. Don’t take it too seriously.

Chin-Hui Tsao, RP

Key stats: 5 G, 8 ER in 7 innings while pitching; 1.000/1.000/2.000 slash line while batting.

Seinfeld episode: “The Abstinence” (Season 8, Episode 9)

Key quote: “I used to share that same outlook. But now, I have so many things to occupy my mind. For instance, the atom.”

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Chin-Hui Tsao accepts outright assignment to Triple-A, earns save.

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Pitcher Chin-hui Tsao, who was designated for assignment Thursday, accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Oklahoma City and earned the save in the Dodgers’ win Saturday night.

Tsao recorded the final four outs in the game, his first since allowing six runs in two-thirds of an inning against the Mets on July 25.

The Dodgers designated Tsao, pitcher Brandon Beachy and outfielder Chris Heisey to accommodate the influx of a three-team, 13-player trade Thursday.

Dodgers designate four players for assignment to clear room for new acquisitions.

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Brandon Beachy allowed four runs in four innings against the Braves in his last start for the Dodgers. (Associated Press photo)

Pitcher Brandon Beachy, pitcher Chin-Hui Tsao, outfielder Chris Heisey and first baseman/outfielder Mike Morse have been designated for assignment in a flurry of moves designed to clear room on their 40-man roster following the three-team megatrade completed earlier today.

Beachy, Tsao and Heisey were all at Triple-A Oklahoma City. Morse was one of the players acquired in the trade that brought Alex Wood, Mat Latos, Jim Johnson, Luis Avilan and minor league utilityman Jose Peraza to Los Angeles.

Per MLB rules, the Dodgers were required to amend their 40-man roster today. They won’t have to adjust their 25-man roster until the new players report, which could be as late as tomorrow afternoon.

The Dodgers play the Angels at 7 p.m. Friday. The non-waiver trade deadline is 1 p.m.

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