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Phil Bickford won his arbitration hearing against the Mets, securing a $900K salary for the upcoming season. The 28-year-old reliever, acquired from the Dodgers, had a 4.62 ERA in 25 1/3 innings last season. Despite his recent performance, the Mets opted to tender him a contract. With Bickford out of options, the team will need to keep him in the big league bullpen or place him on waivers.
The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Michael Grove from the 15-day injured list and called up Tayler Scott from Triple-A Oklahoma City. In corresponding moves, Justin Bruihl was optioned to Triple-A, and Phil Bickford was placed on the 15-day IL due to lower back tightness. Grove will start today's game against the Yankees, marking his fifth start of the season. The Dodgers' ongoing battle with pitching injuries could mean that plans change yet again. Julio Urias might be in line to return next weekend if all goes well with a live batting practice session slated for Tuesday.
The Los Angeles Dodgers won a wild 12-inning game against the Minnesota Twins, with Phil Bickford pitching three innings and throwing 48 pitches to close out the win. Trayce Thompson, who was in an 0-for-30 slump, hit a bases-loaded walk for the game-winning run. Dodgers fans also extended a figurative middle finger to Carlos Correa.
The Dodgers won their sixth game in a row, beating the Twins 9-8 in a 12-inning game that included blown leads and a walk-off walk. Phil Bickford pitched three scoreless innings in relief, while Trayce Thompson played hero by taking the walk-off walk. The Dodgers will look to extend their winning streak to seven games tomorrow against the Twins.
The Dodgers fell to the Brewers 9-3 after a long night stuck in San Diego due to a traffic accident and delayed flight to Milwaukee. Tony Gonsolin had a strong outing, retiring 12 of the first 13 Brewers he faced, but bad luck and sloppy defense cost him at least an inning and led to 3 unearned runs. Chris Taylor hit a pinch-hit home run in the 9th inning, but it was not enough to overcome the deficit. The Dodgers look to bounce back with Noah Syndergaard making his first start in nine days.