Dodgers acquire pitcher Kris Bubic from Royals for Carlos Duran in pitcher swap

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bubic-kris/4CmMoCnG/"]Bubic[/a], 28, has been on the 60-day injured list since mid-May for elbow and shoulder soreness. He has a 4.11 ERA through nine starts this season, a year removed from tossing a stellar 2.55 ERA in 20 starts. [/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/duran-carlos/KvUOhsK7/"]Duran[/a], 25, has a 3.38 ERA through 37 games with 61 strikeouts in 42.2 innings at the Triple-A level this season. [/p][p]This now marks the second pitcher the Dodgers have traded for at the deadline, with the first being superstar Tarik Skubal ([a href="https://www.flashscoreusa.com/news/detroit-tigers-trade-tarik-skubal/QeivuwwQ/" target="_blank"]details here[/a]).[/p][embed guid="6d52cde9-0827-459e-bf8d-7cf2946487b3" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2084343980783722688?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][infobox id="3e982646-21d3-4baf-ac34-10f731dff476" /]