Amidst the returns of pitchers such as Clayton Kershaw, Walker Buehler, and Bobby Miller from injury since the second half began, Tyler Glasnow’s return will happen later than initially expected.

Glasnow was placed on the 15-day injured list due to elbow tendinitis ahead of the Dodgers’ series against the St. Louis Cardinals, and it was thought that he would return after those 15 days. It’s now looking like he’ll be missing more time, as he has yet to progress from simply playing catch, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register.

“Not getting better,” Roberts said when asked what prompted the change in prognosis. “He’s just still not throwing free and easy. And when you’re not, then you’ve got to kind of make some concessions and slow down the process. So that’s kind of what it is.”

The Dodgers experienced their worst month in over six years when they crawled to an 11-13 record in July, and Evan Phillips’ worst month as a Dodger coincided with the team’s struggles.

Phillips, who’s collected 42 saves since joining the team in 2021, limped to an awful 11.74 ERA, blowing as many saves as converting them. The team has rebounded in August, and so has Phillips, posting a sublime 0.96 ERA over 11 appearances this month.

Dave Roberts attributed Phillips’ struggles in July on being behind in the count too often, instead of trying to attack the strike zone immediately, per Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times.

“When he wasn’t good, he was ball one, working from behind. I felt he was trying to be too fine or to nibble. And now … he’s working both sides of the plate, he’s mixing in the slider, and he’s able to get left and right out. This is the guy that I’ve counted on.”

Wednesday marks Shohei Ohtani’s second bobblehead game, where the first 40,000 fans are guaranteed a bobblehead of Ohtani with his dog, Decoy. These promotions are leaving fans who are unable to arrive at the ballpark ahead of time feeling frustrated and alienated.

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times has more.

“You absolutely cannot alienate that last person,” [Andy] Dolich said, “the family that comes from Encino just for that night, with 8-year-old twins, and it’s, ‘Sorry, we’re done.’ ”

Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic writes about Ryan Pepiot’s journey of being traded by the Dodgers to the Tampa Bay Rays last offseason and how he feels about being a fixture in Tampa Bay’s rotation.

“If they were going to trade me away, they traded me to a great place,” Pepiot told The Athletic. “It’s been a blessing.”