The good news for the Los Angeles Dodgers is that they activated reliever Blake Treinen on Sunday morning. The bad news is they also placed closer Evan Phillips on the injured list with a right hamstring strain.

Manager Dave Roberts addressed Phillips’ injury and who would close games in his absence before Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Braves.

“I honestly don’t even know. We’ll see,” Roberts told reporters including Mike DiGiovanna from the Los Angeles Times. “I think it’s more of just managing the game and however the ninth inning falls out. We’ll just sort of try to win every inning and manage the leverage.”

#Dodgers MGR Dave Roberts, when asked who closes games now with Evan Phillips on IL: "I honestly don't even know. We'll see. I think it's more of just managing the game and however the ninth inning falls out. We'll just sort of try to win every inning and manage the leverage."

— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) May 5, 2024

The Dodgers will likely use Joe Kelly, Daniel Hudson, Alex Vesia, and Blake Treinen in late-game situations. It will all depend on who is rested and has the best matchup.

Phillips has landed on the 15-day IL after converting all eight of his save opportunities and had a 0.66 ERA in his first 14 games. It’s his first trip to the IL in his three seasons with the Dodgers.

“It was just a freak and random [injury], sort of like how Brasier was running sprints and blew out his calf–a little bit of bad luck,” Roberts said. “It’s very benign, and the hope is that once his [IL] stint is up, he’ll be back and ready to go.”