He's pitched in just one big-league game since mid-June, tossing 0.2 innings Sept. 12 against Baltimore.When exactly play resumes remains to be seen, though reports suggest that won't happen before mid-June at the earliest.
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The procedure – known as “primary revision” – addresses re-injury to the ulnar collateral ligament for pitchers who previously underwent the Tommy John ligament-replacement surgery. Rich Hill has begun a throwing program and a return is early to-mid September, if all goes as planned. The plan was for him to log two innings but the medial collateral ligament in his knee, the same ligament he sprained during spring training, flared up throwing his eighth pitch, derailing his outing.Before the game, Roberts said the plan before was for Hill to make four starts, ramping up his workload with each appearance, before serving as the Dodgers’ fourth starter for the National League Division Series if he emerged healthy. The veteran covered three innings during his final outing of the regular season Sunday, so it's no surprise he'd be on a pitch count. Rich Hill SP, Minnesota Twins Twins president of baseball operations Derek Falvey told reporters that Rich Hill (elbow) is still on track to return in June. We might permanently block any user who abuses these conditions.Hill confirmed Monday that he underwent elbow surgery following the 2019 season. Bellinger scored easily from third base.His fastball velocity sat between 91 and 92 mph before the knee injury. “Having that happen tonight is just really disappointing,” Hill said.The evening began with vintage Rich Hill. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday, so Hill could also make a brief appearance out of the bullpen Thursday or Friday.Hill was efficient in his five frames, throwing 41 of 68 pitches for strikes and limiting the Cardinals to a pair of singles and a walk. He walked Austin Hays on seven pitches to end his night. Hill has decent playoff experience and should line up as the team's fourth starter for their championship run. "The most important thing to us is that he's able to impact us in October. An MRI revealed a flexor tendon strain, an injury often associated with the type of problem that leads to Tommy John surgery.If the Dodgers are going to reunite with veteran left-hander Rich Hill in 2020, he won’t pitch for them until midseason.Acquired in a midseason deadline trade with the Oakland A’s in 2016 and re-signed to a three-year, $48 million contract that winter, Hill went 30-16 with a 3.36 ERA in 69 games (68 starts) for the Dodgers over parts of four seasons but was limited to 13 starts in 2019.GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. While it was a positive step in Hill's quest to make the National League Division Series roster as a potential Game 4 starter, he'll need to pass one more test Sunday to prove he's physically capable of contributing in the postseason.© 2005-2020 CBS INTERACTIVE.