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NEW YORK — The Dodgers will get closer Edwin Díaz back from injury this week, with the $69 million offseason signing set to be activated Wednesday.
But in an 8-3 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday, their bullpen encountered problems well before the ninth.
IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect In both the sixth and seventh innings, relievers Evan Phillips and Will Klein allowed three-run home runs to a scuffling Mets offense, turning what had been an early Dodgers’ lead into a one-sided rout.
The result underscored one growing question the Dodgers could be facing ahead of MLB’s Aug. 3 trade deadline.
Even with Díaz set to return — after having a procedure to remove loose bodies from his elbow in April — the rest of the bullpen remains an area that might benefit from a potential upgrade, even after manager Dave Roberts insisted pregame that his “trust tree” of relievers is “as big … as…
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