Hyun-Jin Ryu Injury: Updates on Dodgers SP's Shoulder and Return

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 2

Buster Olney of ESPN shared an updated on when Hyun-Jin Ryu will return to the rotation:

Updates from Wednesday, Oct. 1

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times has the latest on Ryu's status:

Updates from Tuesday, Sept. 30

MLB.com's Michael Lananna has the latest on Ryu's status:

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Left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu will throw a 45-pitch simulated game at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday -- another step forward as he tries to return for a potential Game 3 start in the National League Division Series against the Cardinals in St. Louis on Monday.

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Updates from Sunday, Sept. 28

Ken Gurnick of MLB.com passed along comments from Hyun-Jin Ryu on his status:

Updates from Friday, Sept. 19

Ken Gurnick of MLB.com has an update on Ryu's status and timeline:

Updates from Thursday, Sept. 18

Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times provides an update on Hyun-Jin Ryu's status:

Updates from Monday, Sept. 15

Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reported the latest on Hyun-Jin Ryu's injured shoulder:

Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times and the Dodgers' Twitter account reported more on the injury:

Updates from Saturday, Sept. 13

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times has an update on Ryu's shoulder:

Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times added an update on Ryu's status for his next start:

Original Text

As the Los Angeles Dodgers attempt to maintain their grip on the National League West, they may be without Hyun-Jin Ryu.

The Dodgers announced that the left-handed starter exited Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants after suffering from shoulder inflammation in his throwing arm:

Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times has more on Ryu's shoulder:

Before leaving the game, Ryu surrendered four runs on five hits in one inning pitched. Molly Knight believed that his poor performance clearly illustrated something was wrong:

Ryu entered the night with a 14-6 record. The 27-year-old has been one of L.A.'s steadier starters throughout 2014. His 2.59 FIP was second on the team behind Clayton Kershaw among the team's starting pitchers, according to Baseball-Reference.com.

With San Francisco going on to win 9-0, Los Angeles is now clinging to a one-game lead over the Giants. In order to continue pushing for the division, the Dodgers can't afford to be without a pitcher of Ryu's ability.

Looking ahead to the postseason, missing Ryu would also put a dent in Los Angeles' World Series hopes. It's not the kind of injury that erases the Dodgers' chances altogether, but it would make the task that much harder.