Buehler pitched through traffic in most of his outing for Oklahoma City, limited to just 68 pitches thanks to four walks. Next step for the Dodgers right-hander is TBD.
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Dodgers right-hander Walker Buehler pitches for Triple-A Oklahoma City Baseball Club on April 18, 2024 at Chickasaw Bricktown Ball Park.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler had the wildest outing to date of his minor league rehab assignment, walking four on Thursday night for Triple-A Oklahoma City against Sacramento, the Giants’ top affiliate.
Though Dave Roberts said earlier in the week that the hope was for Buehler to throw 80-85 pitches, the right-hander was done after just 2⅔ innings on Thursday, with only 34 of his 68 pitches landing for strikes.
To put those four walks in perspective, they were one shy of Buehler’s professional career high, done in Game 1 of the 2001 NLCS, which was one start after Buehler pitched on three days rest in the Division Series. Buehler has walked exactly four batters five other times in the majors, the last coming on August 8, 2021, in six innings.
Buehler had trouble out of the gate, allowing his first four batters to reach on two walks and two singles. He gave up two runs in that opening frame, and it could have been worse, as one runner was thrown out trying to advance to third base on a pitch in the dirt.
