Dodgers Chris Taylor & Blake Treinen start minors rehab assignments

Chris Taylor and Blake Treinen joined the Dodgers minor league rehab party this weekend, with Taylor joining Triple-A Oklahoma City on Friday and Treinen set to join Double-A Tulsa on Saturday.

Taylor played five innings at second base on Friday in Las Vegas, and had an RBI double in his four at-bats.

The utility man has been out since July 25 with a left groin strain, and was at Camelback Ranch earlier this week taking simulated at-bats while the team was in Milwaukee. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters in St. Louis on Friday that Taylor would need at least a week of rehab games.

Treinen has been out since August 5 with left hip discomfort, and the earliest he can return is Tuesday.

Max Muncy played seven innings at third base for Oklahoma City in the fifth game of his rehab assignment after a scheduled off day Thursday. He went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts

Tommy Edman got a scheduled off day after his five rehab games to date with Oklahoma City. Roberts said on Friday, both on MLB Network Radio and to reporters at Busch Stadium, that Edman will be activated off the injured list Monday at Dodger Stadium, and Muncy on Tuesday.

Player of the day

Ryan Ward hit two home runs for Oklahoma City, a solo shot in the fourth inning and a three-run shot in the seventh.

Ward’s 28 home runs are three more than anyone else in the Pacific Coast League.

Triple-A Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City hit five home runs in a win over the Las Vegas Aviators (A’s).

Three of those homers were consecutive in the fourth inning, by Dalton Rushing, Kodey Hoese, and Ward.

Ace noted by broadcaster Alex Freedmanthis was the first set of back-to-back-to-back home runs for Oklahoma City since Joc Pederson, Scott Val Slyke, and Willie Calhoun on June 9, 2017. Pederson was on a rehab assignment at the time.

Edgardo Henriquez struck out four of his six batters faced in 1⅓ scoreless innings.

Double-A Tulsa

Down 4-0 late, the Drillers rallied for two in the seventh and three in the ninth to stun the Midland RockHounds (A’s).

Jose Ramos hit a two-run home run in the seventh to cut the deficit in half, then Damon Keith hit a solo shot to open the ninth to cut that deficit in the half.

Two walks and a single loaded the bases with nobody out. Donovan Casey walked with one out to tie the game, then Griffin Lockwood-Powell delivered the walk-off sacrifice fly.

Brendon Davis had two doubles, a walk, and scored twice in the win.

High-A Great Lakes

Kyle Nevin drove in two runs and Dylan Campbell reached base four times and scored twice the Loons’ win over the Lake County Captains (Guardians). Campbell also stole his 39th base of the season.

Jacob Meador allowed only one unearned run in six strong innings with five strikeouts for the win.

Low-A Rancho Cucamonga

Samuel Muñoz homered for a second straight day, but the Quakes lost to the Visalia Rawhide (D-backs). Muñoz had two hits on the night.

Wilman Diaz also had two hits and a walk, and scored a run.

Transactions

Triple-A: Utility man Chris Taylor joined Oklahoma City on a rehab assignment. Justin Wrobleski was called up to start for the Dodgers.

Double the: Right-hander Blake Treinen joined Tulsa on a rehab assignment.

Low to: On Thursday, pitchers Seamus Barrett (10th-round draft pick this year) and Dylan Figueredo joined the Quakes. Figueredo pitched 1⅔ scoreless innings Friday in his Low-A debut.