Emmet Sheehan took the next step in his rehab assignment on Saturday night, pitching into the fourth inning for Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Sheehan’s comeback is meaningful in its own right, as he’s less than 13 months from his hybrid Tommy John and internal brace surgery last May , and getting closer to a major league return. But he’s also working his way back to a Dodgers rotation that is in desperate need of help, with Saturday’s news that Tony Gonsolin was placed on the injured list with right elbow discomfort .

Sheehan on Saturday struck out four and wasn’t scored upon in his three innings against Reno. He started the fourth inning by allowing a double and hit a batter, and was pulled after 57 pitches, 18 more than he threw last Sunday with Oklahoma City in three innings.

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