- Chad Billingsley's season effectively ended on Wednesday when the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher was placed on the 60-day disabled list because of a painful elbow, the team said. The former All-Star suffered a partial tear in his ulnar collateral ligament last month and may need Tommy John elbow surgery if there are any setbacks in his rehabilitation. Billingsley, who is 10-9 with a 3.55 ERA in 2012, had a second platelet-rich plasma injection on Wednesday with the hope that he might be able to return to the rotation as a reliever before the end of the season. ...