long reliever

The other bright spot was long reliever Brent Honeywell, who replaced battered starter Jack Flaherty to start the fourth and covered 4 ⅔ innings, preserving all six of the team’s top relievers — Blake Treinen, Michael Kopech, Evan Phillips, Ryan Brasier, Daniel Hudson and left-hander Anthony Banda, who faced one batter in the eighth — for Sunday’s bullpen game.

Manager Dave Roberts said the door is “slightly open” for Gonsolin to return, and if he does, it would likely be as a long reliever.

Long reliever Ryan Yarbrough was designated for assignment to make room on the 40-man roster.

There was some late drama, when the Diamondbacks cut a four-run deficit in half in the eighth with back-to-back home runs off Elieser Hernández, a low-leverage long reliever in a banged-up Dodgers bullpen.

Veteran left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, a long reliever who has made 68 starts in his seven-year big-league career, is the most logical candidate to replace Miller in the starting rotation.