LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Dodgers recalled right-handed pitcher Ryan Pepiot and optioned right-handed pitcher Reyes Moronta to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Pepiot, 24, joins the team for the fourth time this season and will make the start tonight. He has pitched in three games for the Dodgers, tossing 11.1 innings, allowing four runs with 11 walks and 13 strikeouts. He is 6-0 with a 1.94 ERA (12 ER/55.2 IP) and 76 strikeouts in 12 games (11 starts) for Triple-A Oklahoma City. The Indiana native has spent parts of three seasons in the minor leagues with the Dodgers, going 11-9 with a 3.44 ERA (69 ER/180.1 IP) and 234 strikeouts in 51 games (43 starts). He was originally drafted by the Dodgers in the third round (102^nd overall) of the 2019 First Year Player Draft out of Butler. 

Moronta, 29, pitched last night, allowing two runs on two hits in 0.2 innings. In 13 games with the Dodgers this season, he is 0-0 with a 3.68 ERA (6 ER/14.2 IP) and 15 strikeouts. He is in his fifth Major League season, and he is a combined 8-9 with a 2.76 ERA (45 ER/147.0 IP) and 177 strikeouts against 77 walks with San Francisco (2017-2021) and Los Angeles (2022). He was signed as a minor league free agent with the Dodgers on March 12, 2022.