After waffling for a few days in the wake of Julio Urias’ two rocky starts, the Dodgers have decided to give the 19-year-old left-hander another shot. Urias, rated the top pitching prospect in the game by Baseball America, will start against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday night in Dodger Stadium. Urias went 4-1 with a 1.10 ERA in 41 innings at triple-A Oklahoma City and had a 27-inning scoreless streak before he was called up. “The game sped up a little on him with those back-to-back homers, but I think he got better.”The Dodgers are closely monitoring Urias’ workload and psyche. That’s something he will learn.”Before the home runs, Urias was “getting some strikeouts, some soft contact,” Roberts said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 05, 2016 03:22 UTC