The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Chicago White Sox 7-1 on Saturday afternoon, but the result was blunted when Miguel Rojas left in the seventh inning with an apparent leg injury. He was hurt while trying to avoid a pitch, finished the plate appearance after a trainer stepped in, and then came out of the game.
That made Rojas the day’s most immediate concern even with the win in hand. The Dodgers did not provide an update on his condition after the game, leaving the club and anyone tracking his status without a clear answer on whether the injury will cost him more time.
The timing mattered because the rest of the afternoon had already put a spotlight on the team’s margins. Yoshinobu Yamamoto was perfect through 7.2 innings before a Mookie Betts error broke the spell, and he carried a no-hitter into the ninth before a solo home run two pitches into the final frame ended it. Yamamoto had retired 45 consecutive batters before the error, a run of dominance that would have been the headline on almost any other day.
Instead, the injury to Rojas kept the focus on what the Dodgers might lose, not what they had won. Dave Roberts did not speak to the media after the victory because he was making his way back to California for his daughter's graduation from Stanford University, which meant there was no postgame chance to press for details on Rojas or for a clearer read on the team’s infield plans.
Tommy Edman’s recovery adds another layer to the moment. He is nearing the end of a lengthy return from offseason ankle surgery and had not been on an MLB diamond since Game 7 of the 2025 World Series, so any setback involving Rojas lands at a time when the Dodgers are still managing bodies and innings around the infield. For now, the win stands, but the more important question is whether Rojas is available the next time the Dodgers take the field.
