The reason for ​this IL stint has not been disclosed. In a corresponding move, right-hander ‌Emmet Sheehan will be called up from Triple-A Oklahoma City to provide bullpen depth.

Diaz, 32, returned from the 60-day IL on July 29 and has posted a 12.91 ERA, allowing 11 earned runs on 16 ​hits over nine games (7 2/3 innings) while blowing three of six save chances.

The ​three-time All-Star right-hander has endured a tough season, making only seven appearances ⁠before undergoing surgery on loose bodies in his throwing elbow in April.

Despite the recent struggles, ​which have also included nine earned runs allowed over five innings since Aug. 7, Diaz ​did not lose the closer role. In fact, manager Dave Roberts backed the veteran hurler, who is in the first year of a three-year, $69 million contract.

"That's going to help with my confidence, 100%," Diaz told ​The Athletic on Sunday. "They keep trusting me. If it was in another position, maybe ​they put another guy, or give me a break. But they keep trusting me and give me the ‌ball."

Per ⁠The Athletic, the Dodgers feel they have detected a mechanical flaw due to a lower arm angle than in previous seasons, but Diaz's issues continued in Monday's home win over the last-place Rockies.

Entering with a nine-run lead in the ninth, Diaz allowed three runs before ​stranding two runners in ​scoring position in an ⁠11-5 victory.

Diaz is hardly the only member of the Dodgers scuffling of late, as the team lost a four-game set against fellow ​NL powerhouse Milwaukee over the weekend and is 6-10 this month.

How ​the Dodgers will ⁠handle the closer role without Diaz has yet to be determined.

Overall this season, Diaz is 2-2 with an 11.85 ERA in 13 2/3 innings and seven saves in 11 chances. He ⁠has 19 ​strikeouts, 10 walks and a career-worst 2.56 WHIP.

In 10 ​seasons with the Seattle Mariners (2016-18), New York Mets (2019-25) and Dodgers, Diaz is 30-38 with a 3.06 ERA and ​260 saves in 306 chances, with 858 strikeouts, 192 walks and a 1.08 WHIP.

--Field Level Media