May 29th, 2021 at 10:44 am 
by Ron Cervenka * * *
Peters, Neuse Optioned to OKC
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The Dodgers have activated All-Star outfielder Cody Bellinger and infielder/outfielder Zack McKinstry from the injured list and have optioned outfielder DJ Peters and infielder/outfielder Sheldon Neuse to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
Bellinger, 25, missed 46 games after being placed on the injured list on April 9. He played in five rehab games with Oklahoma City, going 4-for-20 with two homers and three RBI in the rehab assignment. Prior to the injury, he appeared in four games for the Dodgers, batting .211 with a double, triple and two RBI. The 2019 National League MVP has been with the Dodgers five seasons, batting a combined .273 with 99 doubles, 123 homers and 320 RBI. The 2017 National League Rookie of the Year was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2013 First Year Player Draft out of Hamilton High School.
McKinstry, 26, was placed on the injured list with an oblique strain on April 23 and missed 33 games. In 17 contests with the Dodgers, he slashed .296/.328/.556 with three homers and 14 RBI. He batted .316 with two doubles and three walks in five rehab games for Oklahoma City. In six minor league seasons in the Dodgers organization, he has hit a combined .271 (336-for-1242) with 30 homers and 149 RBI across five different levels.
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Peters, 25, appeared in 18 games for the Dodgers, batting .192 with two doubles, one homer and four RBI. In five minor league seasons, he has hit .269 (463-for-1723) with 92 homers and 272 RBI. He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the fourth round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of Western Neveda College.
Neuse, 26, batted .172 with three homers and four RBI in 28 games for the Dodgers. He was acquired from the Oakland Athletics on February 11 in a four-player trade that involved the Dodgers getting Neuse and Gus Varland in exchange for left-handed pitcher Adam Kolarek and minor league outfielder Cody Thomas. Neuse has played in 53 big league games, hitting .211 with four doubles, three homers, and 11 RBI.
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(Article courtesy of LA Dodgers)
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You can only plug the holes in the dam with the bullpen so long before things bust wide open. After Urias yesterday,the middle relief couldn’t keep the game close. The bullpen game without a fifth starter is killing us and will eventually hurt the four starters being used every fifth day. Gonsolin maybe the answer, but they have to careful with TB,CK,WB, and JU. Trevor Bauer and Julio Urias were not same pitchers under the present circumstances. I can’t believe we have nobody in the minors or AF could’ve signed a pitcher to get through this rough stretch without a fifth starter. What if Gonsolin sucks when he comes up and starts or gets hurt, what then? The Padres are for real and the Giants will hang around just to make things interesting for them. They love beating us,
Can’t stand Joe Davis and his constant repetition of the same stats every game and Eric Karros’s negative Dodger comments. He pumps up the Giants. You would think he never played for the Dodgers,