LOS ANGELES — Tanner Scott was unavailable to pitch in Game 3 because he was not at Dodger Stadium during the game, and now we know why. The left-hander was ruled out for the rest of the National League Division Series with an injury, Major League Baseball announced on Thursday, and was replaced on the NLDS roster by left-hander Justin Wrobleski.
The details of Scott’s injury are vague.
“As I understand it, it was an abscess excision, some kind of lower-body minor procedure,” manager Dave Roberts said Thursday. “I do know he’s recovering well.”
Like all postseason roster changes within series, Scott’s injury was approved by Dr. Gary Green, MLB’s Medical Director.
Because Scott was unavailable to pitch in Game 3 on Wednesday, an ineffective Clayton Kershaw pitched a second inning of rel