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The Dodgers’ utility man wrote his name in the record book during mop up duty in an ugly loss to the Padres Tuesday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The\u00a0Los Angeles Dodgers waved the white flag\u00a0early against the\u00a0San Diego Padres Tuesday night. The team was getting roughed up, down 9-0 in the 6th inning when LA asked Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez to take the mound.<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez managed to quiet the Padres’ bats a bit. He allowed one earned run on three hits and two walks in 2.1 innings. And it turns out that\u2019s\u00a0the most any position player has ever thrown in a single game against San Diego, according to Jeff Praught on X.<\/p>\n

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While Hern\u00e1ndez has spent time at first base, second, third, left field and center this season, he\u2019s also actually made a couple pitching appearances for the Dodgers. Hern\u00e1ndez took the mound for the third time in 2025 on Tuesday night. The solid effort dropped his ERA to 2.08.<\/p>\n

LA has actually used Hern\u00e1ndez as an emergency reliever prior to this season. He\u2019s now made eight appearances as a pitcher in his career, tossing nine innings and allowing six earned runs on 12 hits and four walks. He has yet to record a strikeout.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers haven\u2019t limited their position player pitching to Hern\u00e1ndez.\u00a0Miguel Rojas\u00a0got an opportunity to take the mound earlier this season. And he made his appearance count, entertaining teammates by\u00a0imitating Dodgers\u2019 pitchers in a game against the Cubs.<\/p>\n

The score is to blame for Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s latest opportunity. The\u00a0newly recalled Matt Sauer\u00a0had a rough night against the Padres. He allowed nine runs on 13 hits and three walks in 4.2 innings. After he gave up four runs in the 6th inning and San Diego went up 9-0, the Dodgers opted to save their banged up pitching staff from further wear and tear.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles still has 14 pitchers on the injured list. So manager Dave Roberts had no interest in wasting a reliever in an obvious loss.<\/p>\n

But despite the difficult situation, the Dodgers did receive some positive news.\u00a0Shohei Ohtani could join the rotation before the All-Star break. The three-time MVP would be making his pitching debut for LA as he\u2019s been sidelined while recovering from surgery on his throwing arm since signing with the team.<\/p>\n

Additionally,\u00a0Blake Snell threw a bullpen session\u00a0Tuesday, his first since April. The two-time Cy Young winner is working his way back from shoulder inflammation that\u2019s limited him to two starts this season.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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