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UCLA’s troubles moving the ball on the ground went beyond a short-handed offensive line, Foster said.

With four weeks to go, much can still go awry for a Dodgers team that remains short-handed on the mound.

So far, they’ve been able to do so without pressing their short-handed roster.

Given his club’s struggles earlier this summer, and the questions that continue to surround its short-handed pitching staff, the manager was wary not to take anything for granted.

Ryan’s injury is the latest blow to a short-handed pitching staff that continued a particularly alarming pattern of injuries among young Dodgers pitchers.