LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers designated injury-plagued left-hander Ted Lilly for assignment on Thursday and recalled utilityman Elian Herrera from Triple-A Albuquerque. The moves were made by the NL West leaders before they hosted the Cincinnati Reds. Lilly, 37, was 0-2 with a 5.09 ERA in five starts this season, and has been on the disabled list three times. He missed the first 3 1-2 weeks while recovering from shoulder surgery, then sat out another three weeks with a ribcage strain. He hasnt pitched since June 4 because of a neck strain. "Nobody wanted to do this," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "We all like Ted and we think he can still pitch. It just got to the point where we had to make a decision. He was very classy about it." Lilly, a 15-year veteran and two-time All-Star, was 24-21 with a 3.83 ERA in 58 starts with the Dodgers after joining them in 2010. He was 5-0 with a 1.83 ERA in his first five starts and then signed a three-year, $33 million contract following that season. "Its obviously not the way you want it to end for anybody," Mattingly said. "Teddys a competitive guy, but its been an injury thing. Teddy hasnt been able to stay on the field, and thats frustrating when you cant do that." Lilly didnt think his body could stand the rigours of being a starting pitcher again. He was willing to shift to a relief role, but he balked at the idea of going on a minor league rehab assignment first. Lilly told Mattingly and pitching coach Rick Honeycutt it wasnt necessary. "We wanted to set up a minor league schedule for him to basically try, to put him into the fire a little bit to see how it would look, but we werent able to do that," Mattingly said. "The way our bullpen is situated right now, we didnt really feel like there was a spot for him that would give us the best chance to win. 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