LOS ANGELES — Dalton Rushing said his season is not over yet. The Los Angeles Dodgers backstop told The Athletic he does not believe he will need surgery to address a slight tear in the ulnar collateral ligament in his throwing elbow.“I don’t have to go lay on a table and get my arm cut open,” Rushing said after the Dodgers’ 6-5 win over Kansas City on Monday night. “That’s a good thing. That’s where we’re at right now.”Rushing felt discomfort while warming up before a game against the Boston Red Sox on Aug. 2 and was a late scratch from the lineup before being placed on the injured list a day later. In rehashing the injury for the first time publicly, Rushing said the tear was not a massive surprise — or an area of real immediate concern.“From a structural standpoint, we had a history a little bit of it,” Rushing said. “(The Dodgers) were aware of it. Everyone was aware of it. I think that’s what popped up as of recently on scans and kind of threw up a red flag for some people.“But as far as the feel of it, we’re worried about the muscle side of it that surrounds it. That’s what we’re going to rehab.”Doctors, Rushing said, are “not worried about anything structurally right now” in his elbow, which fuels his hope to avoid a season-ending surgery. The Dodgers are still hopeful their former top prospect could provide a boost in their quest for a third consecutive World Series title.How Tarik Skubal strengthens the Dodgers' repeat bidKatie Woo and Jeshua KiddManager Dave Roberts said last week there is a “very small” chance that Rushing catches again this season, though much of the Dodgers’ evaluation will depend on the results of scans after Rushing goes four to six weeks without throwing.