DODGERS RECALL VICTOR GONZÁLEZ

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled left-handed pitcher Victor González and optioned left-handed pitcher Bryan Hudson.

González, 27, returns for his third stint with the Dodgers and he is 2-3 on the season with a 5.32 ERA (14 ER/23.2 IP) and 22 strikeouts. He has been with the Dodgers parts of three seasons, and he is a combined 8-4 with a 3.52 ERA (31 ER/79.1 IP) and 78 strikeouts against 28 walks. With Triple-A Oklahoma City, he was 2-0 with a 2.60 ERA (5 ER/17.1 IP) and 19 strikeouts in 17 games. He has pitched in 156 minor league games (57 starts) and he is a combined 22-28 with a 4.26 ERA( 198 ER/418.0 IP) and 413 strikeouts. He was signed by the Dodgers as an international free agent on July 2, 2012 from Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico.

Hudson, 26, pitched 2.0 innings, allowing one run on two hits yesterday against the Padres. He is 0-0 with a 7.94 ERA with four strikeouts in three games for the Dodgers this season. He is 5-0 with a 2.61 ERA (12 ER/41.1 IP) and 66 strikeouts in 36 games for Oklahoma City this season. He is a combined 36-27 with a 4.23 ERA (234 ER/498.1 IP) and 434 strikeouts in 186 career minor league games (74 starts). He was drafted by the Cubs in the third round of the 2015 First Year Player Draft out of Alton High School (IL).