Dodgers being cautious with Evan Phillips after MRI shows inflammation in elbow

PHOENIX — The template is beginning to wear thin.
A Dodgers pitcher goes on the injured list. The player and Manager Dave Roberts express optimism that it will be a minimal absence. And then it isn’t.
Reliever Evan Phillips is the latest to make that journey.
Phillips went on the IL on Wednesday after feeling discomfort in his forearm over a few days and “just not recovering” normally after outings. Both Phillips and Roberts said the move was precautionary and Phillips wa