Dodgers will start Mike Bolsinger and are calling up Scott Schebler

Mike Bolsinger is going to start for the Dodgers this week. Everyone agrees to that. The only issue remaining is -- when?

The Dodgers have scheduled Mat Latos to start Thursday in San Diego, but beyond that the rotation has yet to be announced. That indicates Bolsinger is most likely to start Saturday, but apparently the Dodgers are still mulling exactly when they want to slide him for a spot start.

“We’ve been wanting to slip him in the rotation to either move somebody forward or give guys extra days,” Manager Don Mattingly said. “We just haven’t decided exactly with all that yet. We anticipate he’s going to be in this rotation for at least one turn.”

The Dodgers want to give the staff a little extra rest while also setting up the rotation for the season’s final weeks.

Sooner would probably be better for Bolsinger, who was 5-3 with a 2.83 earned-run average in 16 starts with the Dodgers this season but had trouble pitching beyond five innings. When the Dodgers acquired Alex Wood and Latos at the trade deadline, Bolsinger and his sterling ERA where sent back to triple-A Oklahoma City.

Bolsinger last pitched Saturday, and he was particularly impressive in his last start against El Paso. He threw seven scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out 11.

The Dodgers are also expected to have another Oklahoma City player in the dugout prior to Wednesday night’s series finale against the San Francisco Giants. The Dodgers are calling up left-handed hitting outfielder Scott Schebler. Mattingly said he was en route to Los Angeles and hoped to have him by game time.

“If you look at our lineup tonight, we have a lot of lefties in there,” Mattingly said. “And that leaves zero on the bench. This time of year you need a pinch-hitter and can do some different things. It just gives us a little more flexibility.”

Justin Turner is the only hitter in Wednesday’s lineup against right-hander Mike Leake who doesn’t either bat left-handed or is a switch-hitter.

At Oklahoma City, Schebler had a modest .241/.322/.410 slash line with 13 home runs and 50 runs batted in in 432 at-bats. He was up for one game earlier this season, going one for three.