Dodgers keeping Edwin Diaz a mystery

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Edwin Diaz pitched for the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday.

The Dodgers then chose not to use him on Saturday, with manager Dave Roberts expressing they felt what he showed on Friday called for a bit of rest.

After Sunday's game, Roberts was even more coy. Diaz didn't pitch, and Roberts declined to say whether Diaz was even available.

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Diaz got shelled in his Friday night outing. He got through an inning, but he gave up three runs, including a home run. He had a three-run lead against the Rangers, who tied it up before the Dodgers won it in the next half inning.

For better or worse, that led Roberts to give Diaz a rest, and now Diaz has sat out two games in a row.

So far this season, his ERA is at 6.00 through 6.0 innings, but that's a super small sample size.

Assuming Diaz isn't actually hurt or anything, it's not a huge deal. But it's not what the Dodgers want to see at any point from their $69 million investment -- he's important to their chances of a three-peat, so they're hoping he is good to go sooner rather than later.

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