Matt

Sauer

Sauer will be capable of working multiple innings, but the 26-year-old won’t be able to go deep enough to qualify for a victory unless the Athletics are incredibly aggressive against the right-hander. He won’t be a quality streaming option for Thursday’s bullpen game against the Athletics.

The four-inning save is a scorekeeping dinosaur that’s rarer than a fish on land. Sauer accomplished the feat in his return to the majors, protecting a one touchdown lead against the Marlins to net his first-ever save. He’ll probably wind up being shipped back to the minors to bring up a fresh arm, but he certainly came through for the Dodgers in this one by gobbling up some much-needed frames.

Sauer rejoins the Dodgers’ bullpen mix to replace an injured Evan Phillips (forearm) prior to Wednesday’s showdown against the Marlins. The 26-year-old righty has allowed just two runs over 6 2/3 innings (two appearances) this season at the big-league level.

Sauer is off the roster to make room for Tony Gonsolin for his season debut against the Marlins. Sauer will likely be back at some point this spring as a multi-inning option.

Dreyer got the start as the opener with the Dodgers’ rotation thinned by injuries. He gave up a run in the first inning on a triple and a base hit, then struck out two batters in a clean second inning before he was relieved by Matt Sauer. Sauer went on to toss five innings of one-run ball with four strikeouts to put himself in line for the win.

It’ll be a bullpen game for the Dodgers on Tuesday evening in Los Angeles. We’re anticipating Dreyer and Matt Sauer will gobble up the bulk of the frames. It’s not an appealing situation for fantasy managers.

Sauer provides the Dodgers with a fresh arm entering Tuesday’s matchup with the Marlins. The 26-year-old righty made one relief appearance earlier this season for Los Angeles.

Sauer made his Dodgers debut Monday, giving up one run in 1 2/3 innings versus the Nationals. He’ll likely be up and down a few more times this year.

Sauer traveled with the Dodgers to Japan for their season-opening series but didn’t end up getting into a game. The 26-year-old righty was activated for Sunday’s series finale against the Phillies. He figures to be up-and-down with the club in the coming weeks as part of their taxi squad as emergency relief depth.

Outman, Knack and Sauer traveled with the Dodgers overseas to Japan for the club’s season-opening Tokyo Series, but they’re all ticketed for Triple-A to open the year. Outman was edged out by Andy Páges for the starting job in center field. Both Knack and Outman will be up-and-down throughout the year as middle relief innings-eaters.