Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Edwin Diaz will start a rehab assignment at Single-A Ontario on Saturday after spending more than two months on the injured list following an elbow procedure.

Diaz, who was signed to a three-year, $69-million contract in the offseason, struggled to a 10.50 ERA over his first seven appearances for the Dodgers with four saves. He went on the injured list with loose bodies in his pitching elbow.

The 32-year-old is 29-36 with a 2.91 ERA and 257 saves over nine seasons that includes time with the Seattle Mariners (2016-18) and New York Mets (2019-25). He is a three-time All-Star, including last season while in New York.

Without Diaz in the closer role, the Dodgers bullpen has been successful despite its struggles in a 9-3 home loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Los Angeles relievers entered Saturday’s play with a combined 3.77 ERA, fifth best in the National League.

Diaz expects to return to the active roster shortly after the All-Star break.

“I feel really good. I feel way better than early in the season,” Diaz said this past week. “I can see them missing the fastball. That’s something I couldn’t do early in the season, because I wasn’t right. Now I just gotta keep throwing strikes, making pitches.

–Field Level Media

After playing the last two games without the back who makes their running game go, the Saskatchewan Roughriders will welcome A.J. Ouellette back on the field when they host the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday night in Regina, Saskatchewan.

Ouellette amassed 153 yards on 33 carries over the first two games for Saskatchewan (3-1) before going down with an ankle injury at Calgary. He was almost activated for last week’s 27-22 win at Ottawa, but coach Corey Mace opted to hold him out for one more week.

“I thought we could get the job done with the guys we have,” Mace said. “I thought the extra time off was good for him. A.J. is our work horse.”

Ouellette rushed for a career-high 1,222 yards with eight touchdowns last year as the Roughriders won the Grey Cup. His bruising style has served as a perfect compliment to the passing of veteran Trevor Harris.

Harris threw for 243 yards last week, passing Tom Clements for 12th in CFL history with 39,115 yards over 14 seasons.

While Harris reaches a milestone, Hamilton starter Bo Levi Mitchell will only be able to watch from the sideline. Mitchell sustained a broken ankle last Sunday during a 14-13 home loss to Winnipeg when he was sacked in the third quarter by Jake Ceresna.

Tre Ford and Jake Dolegala both played after Mitchell’s departure, though neither was effective. Tiger-Cats coach Scott Milanovich has opted for Dolegala as the starter this week, hoping his ability to push the ball downfield will help his team score points.

“We’re going to have to pick up the pieces,” said Milanovich. “It’s hard not to feel for your brother and your teammate out there. This is football and those things happen. … This is an opportunity for one of these guys to prove they can be a starting quarterback in this league.”

Jarret Doege is also an option at quarterback after Hamilton signed the veteran Monday. Doege has thrown for 1,498 yards in brief stints with Edmonton and Toronto.

–Field Level Media

Michael Thorbjornsen and England’s Matt Fitzpatrick are tied at 11 under through a partial third round of the fog-hampered Genesis Scottish Open after play was suspended Saturday in North Berwick, Scotland.

That sets up a potentially long day of play Sunday at The Renaissance Club.

Johnny Keefer shot a 6-under-par 64 to become the leader in the clubhouse at 10 under. Others at 10 under are Kevin Roy (through 16 holes), Wyndham Clark (through 15), defending champion Chris Gotterup (through 10), Australia’s Min Woo Lee (through eight) and England’s Jordan Smith (through seven).

Smith was the second-round co-leader along with South Korea’s Tom Kim, who sits tied for 9th place through seven holes, and Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy, who is tied for 25th through eight holes after struggling Saturday. McIlroy made three bogeys to fall back to 6 under for the tournament.

A fog delay of about 2 1/2 hours in the morning shortly after play began put the round off schedule and caused most of the field to have revised tee times.

Mac Meissner shot 64 and moved to within one stroke of the lead at 8 under before many of the groups even began their third rounds.

Play was halted again in the early evening because of fog and wasn’t resumed. Tournament officials have set 7 a.m. local time Sunday as the targeted time to resume the third round.

For many golfers, the Scottish Open is merely a pit stop on the way to next week’s Open Championship.

On Saturday, Thorbjornsen is at 5 under for his round and Fitzpatrick holds a 3-under score as he approaches the midway mark.

No golfer has won the Scottish Open in back-to-back years. Gotterup is also attempting to become the first golfer on the PGA Tour to win in back-to-back weeks this year after capturing the John Deere Classic last weekend.

–Field Level Media