The Los Angeles Dodgers made a surprise roster move ahead of Wednesday's series finale against the Kansas City Royals.Right-handed pitcher Landon Knack has been recalled from Triple-A. He replaced right-hander Seth Halvorsen, who was optioned back to the minor leagues.The Dodgers recalled RHP Landon Knack and optioned RHP Seth Halvorsen.— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 12, 2026Halvorsen, acquired from the Colorado Rockies a couple weeks before the trade deadline, made his Dodgers debut on Tuesday night. He pitched a shutdown 10th inning that stranded the ghost runner on the bases and helped the Dodgers walk off the Kansas City Royals in the bottom of the 10th.Halvorsen looked sharp, touching 101.3 mph on his fastball and averaging 100.7 mph, which was nearly 2 mph higher than it was with Colorado.Seth Halvorsen just had a scoreless Dodgers debut, stranding the ghost runner in the 10th inning.He averaged 100.7 mph on his fastball and touched 101.3 mph twice.He was acquired from the Rockies for Nick Frasso and Landyn Vidourek. pic.twitter.com/86OL1u6Vzv— Noah Camras (@noahcamras) August 12, 2026Halvorsen picked up where he left off in Triple-A Oklahoma City, as he's thrown 6.1 scoreless innings for the Comets since the trade. Despite the strong debut, he's heading back to Triple-A, while Knack gets another opportunity at the big league level.As for Knack, he's struggled in limited action at the MLB level this season, making two appearances and allowing five runs over five innings.He allowed three runs over three innings on July 11 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Then, he allowed two runs over two innings on July 20 against the Philadelphia Phillies.Knack opened the season on the injured list due to an oblique injury. Over parts of three seasons at the major league level for the Dodgers, he has a 4.33 ERA with 115 strikeouts across 116.1 innings. This story will be updated (refresh the page for the fully updated article)...Sign up for our free newsletter and follow us on X/Twitter and Facebook for the latest news.Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow