LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers activated Walker Buehler from the injured list and optioned right-handed pitcher Landon Knack.

Buehler, 30, returns from the injured after being sidelined since June 19 with right hip inflammation. He made three rehab starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City, going 0-2 with an 8.53 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 12.2 innings. With the Dodgers, he has made eight starts this season, going 1-4 with a 5.84 ERA and 31 strikeouts in 37.0 innings. In seven seasons with the Dodgers, the two-time All-Star is 47-20 with a 3.17 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. He has 721 strikeouts against 172 walks in 675.1 innings. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the first round (24^th overall) of the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of Vanderbilt University.

Knack, 27, recorded his first career save last night, tossing 4.0 innings of one-run baseball. He is 2-2 with a 3.00 ERA in 10 games (eight starts) this season. He has 44 strikeouts in 48.0 innings while limiting hitters to a .201 batting average. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 4-2 with a 3.97 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 59 innings. He has made 67 minor league appearances (61 starts) since 2021, going 18-15 with a 3.52 ERA and 328 strikeouts. He was drafted by the Dodgers in the second round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of East Tennessee State University.