Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler will not return to the majors this season as he continues his recovery from Tommy John surgery.

Buehler, who had previously undergone elbow ligament replacement surgery in 2015, had aimed to return to the NL West-leading Dodgers this month.

“My goal since last year has been to return to a major league mound this season,” Buehler said Friday in a statement released by the team. “After many conversations with my doctor, the Dodgers’ front office, training staff and my family, we concluded that waiting until next season is the right course of action.”

The 29-year-old right-hander, a two-time All-Star who is 46-16 with 3.02 ERA in 115 career appearances, has not pitched in the majors since June 10, 2022.

DIAMONDBACKS 1, CUBS 0 >> Zac Gallen pitched a three-hitter for his second career complete game, helping visiting Arizona beat Chicago on Friday for its third straight win.

Rookie Corbin Carroll accounted for the game’s only run with an RBI single in the eighth against Mark Leiter Jr. Seiya Suzuki nearly made a terrific catch in right field, but the ball hit the grass in front of his glove and the out call was overturned by a replay review.

Arizona (74-68) won for the fourth time in five games overall and moved within two games of Chicago for the No. 2 spot in the NL wild-card standings.

Gallen (15-7) struck out nine and walked one after he dropped his previous two starts.

BRAVES 8, PIRATES 2 >> Ronald Acuña Jr. homered for the seventh time in 11 games, Eddie Rosario went deep and drove in three runs and major league-leading Atlanta won at home over Pittsburgh.

With the Braves leading 4-0 in the fourth, Acuña clubbed his 35th homer 455 feet to center with an exit velocity of 110.6 mph.

Acuña, who tacked on an RBI single in the fifth, is bidding to become the first player in MLB history with a 40-homer, 60-stolen base season. He has swiped a majors-high 63 bases.

Bryce Elder (12-4) gave up four hits and two runs with nine strikeouts in seven innings.

RAYS 7, MARINERS 4 >> René Pinto and Harold Ramírez hit two-run homers in the seventh, and host Tampa Bay rallied to beat Seattle.

Isaac Paredes added a solo homer in the eighth inning, his 29th of the season, for the Rays, who hold a 61/2-game lead over Seattle in the race for the top AL wild card.