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Dodgers won’t say how many innings Ross Stripling will pitch this season

Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on April 14.

Dodgers starting pitcher Ross Stripling throws a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Dodger Stadium on April 14.

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Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts would not reveal the exact number, because he insisted the exact number does not exist.

How many innings will the Dodgers allow Ross Stripling to throw in 2016?

“I know it’s not 200,” Roberts said Tuesday with a smile before an 8-1 loss to the Atlanta Braves.

As Stripling prepared for the third start of his big league career on Wednesday, Roberts fielded questions about his future. He said he had yet to discuss with the front office how the team would handle Stripling as the season continued. But Roberts did appear open to the idea of Stripling shifting to the bullpen when the team deemed his innings restriction to be approaching.

“That is a thought,” Stripling said. “That’s a good thought, actually.”

Stripling threw 7 1/3 no-hit innings in his major league debut in San Francisco and followed that up with six innings of two-run ball against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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Stripling had never pitched above double A before this season. But he did log 127 2/3 innings during the 2013 season. He underwent Tommy John surgery the next year.

“I think it’s start by start for now,” Roberts said. “I think even internally, we’re not really talking about that. But it is something that, going forward, we’re mindful of.”

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