LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers have recalled right-handed pitcher Gavin Stone and placed right-handed pitcher Wander Suero on the injured list with lower back tightness.

Stone, 24, returns for his fourth stint with the Dodgers and he is 0-0 with a 10.50 ERA (21 ER/18.0 IP) and 10 strikeouts in five games (three starts).  With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 7-4 with a 4.74 ERA (53 ER/100.2 IP) and 120 strikeouts in 21 games (19 starts). Last season, he was named the 2022 Dodgers Branch Rickey Pitcher of the Year after going a combined 9-6 with a 1.48 ERA (20 ER/121.2 IP) and 168 strikeouts between High-A Great Lakes, Double-A Tulsa and Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Arkansas native has been in the Dodger system since being drafted in the 5^th round of the 2020 First Year Player Draft out of the University of Central Arkansas and he is a combined 18-12 with a 3.19 ERA (111 ER/313.1 IP) and 426 strikeouts.

Suero, 31, pitched 1.1 innings on Sunday afternoon, allowing one run on two hits. He is now 1-0 with a 7.88 ERA (7 ER/8.0 IP) and nine strikeouts in five games with the Dodgers. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 5-3 with a 3.40 ERA (18 ER/47.2 IP) with 51 strikeouts and was 16-for-19 in save chances. He has been in the Major Leagues parts of four seasons with Washington (2018-2021) and Los Angeles (2023) and he is a combined 14-13 with a 4.73 ERA (101 ER/192.0 IP) and 207 strikeouts in 188 Major League games. He was originally signed by the Washington Nationals as an amateur free agent out of Sabana Larga, Dominican Republic on February 2, 2010.