Brandon McCarthy, Hyun-Jin Ryu will continue their rehabs at Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Rehabbing Dodgers starters Brandon McCarthy and Hyun-Jin Ryu will continue their minor league rehab assignments with Triple-A Oklahoma City.

McCarthy is starting Wednesday and Ryu Thursday, both home games against the Round Rock Express.

McCarthy threw three innings in his most recent rehab start Thursday for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga in San Jose. He allowed two runs in that game, his second since his rehab assignment began.

Ryu threw four shutout innings Friday for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga in San Jose.

Game 70: Offensive outburst bails out the Dodgers’ bullpen.

Corey Seager

Dave Roberts welcomes Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager into the dugout. The Dodgers defeated the Brewers 10-6 on Saturday. (John McCoy/Staff photographer)

Dodgers starter Mike Bolsinger was knocked out in the third inning, but the Dodgers found a way to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 10-6 on Saturday. The box score is here. The photo gallery is here.

Joe Blanton is enjoying his comeback, writes colleague Mark Whicker. The Dodgers want Hyun-Jin Ryu to get his pitches up to speed.

Hyun-Jin Ryu throws four shutout innings in Single-A rehab start.

Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu threw four shutout innings Friday for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga, his second consecutive rehab start since re-starting his assignment.

Ryu walked one San Jose Giants batter and struck out five while throwing 60 pitches. One, a curveball, was clocked on the Municipal Stadium radar gun at 61 mph, according to the Giants’ broadcast.

Ryu allowed one earned run in three innings in his first rehab start for Rancho Cucamonga on June 12.

Yasiel Puig seven innings in right field for the second consecutive day. The right fielder, who is rehabbing from a strained left hamstring, went 1 for 3 with a single. He was caught stealing second base in the first inning — the third consecutive game in which he’s attempted a stolen base (he’s been successful once).

Puig also collected an outfield assist on this play:

Dodgers might have a new role for Julio Urias after his next two starts.


Julio Urias has only thrown 58 combined innings this year between the majors and Triple-A, but the Dodgers are already making plans to curtail his usage beyond his next two starts.

Urias is scheduled to start tomorrow against the Milwaukee Brewers and next Wednesday against the Washington Nationals. And then?

“We’ll go from there,” manager Dave Roberts said.
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Game 63: Giants walk off the Dodgers in 10 innings.

Buster Posey's bat

A bat that slipped out of Buster Posey’s hand got stuck in the netting behind home plate in the second inning of the Dodgers’ 5-4 loss to the Giants on Saturday. (Associated Press photo)

Adrian Gonzalez‘s home run in the top of the 10th inning went for naught, as the Giants rallied for two runs off Kenley Jansen in a 5-4 loss. The box score is here.

Hyun-Jin Ryu is re-starting his rehab Sunday with Single-A Rancho Cucamonga. Brandon McCarthy started his today.

One of the Dodgers’ draft picks is a cancer survivor.