Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly are heading to the NL West-leading Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers, who have made pitching a priority in advance of the trade deadline, acquired starter Lance Lynn and reliever Joe Kelly on Friday in a swap with the Chicago White Sox.

The NL West leaders sent outfielder Trayce Thompson, pitcher Nick Nastrini and reliever Jordan Leasure to the White Sox.

Lynn and Kelly join utilityman Kiké Hernández from the Boston Red Sox and infielder-outfielder Amed Rosario from the Cleveland Guardians in Los Angeles, ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline.

"I would argue we have raised the floor and the ceiling," manager Dave Roberts said.

The Dodgers may not be done, either, with a need for more starting pitching.

"I think there's always a chance," Roberts

said. "There's still time on the clock."

Lynn has been mostly underwhelming this season. The 36-year-old right-hander is 6-9 with a 6.18 ERA and leads the American League in earned runs (79) and home runs allowed (28).

Roberts called Lynn a "victim of sort of the circumstance" with the sub-.500 White Sox, who are 13 games back of AL Central leader Minnesota.

"I just feel like getting in this environment, playing meaningful games will bring out the best in him," Roberts said.

Lynn has 139 strikeouts in 115 innings and 10.9 per nine innings. In June, Lynn struck out 16 in a game against Seattle, setting a major-league mark for most strikeouts in a game by a pitcher with an ERA above 6.00.

He was an All-Star for the White Sox in 2021 and shortly after signed a $38 million, two-year contract extension that included a club option.

"I'm happy to have had the time that I had here, but it is a business and sometimes these things happen," Lynn said.

Lynn began the 2022 season on the injured list with a meniscus tear suffered in spring training. He returned in midJune and finished the season with an 8-7 record in 21 starts and a 3.99 ERA. He recorded 121 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings.

Lynn has spent most of his career in the AL. Besides the White Sox, he has pitched for Minnesota, the New York Yankees and Texas. He began his career with St. Louis, and missed the 2016 season with them after undergoing Tommy John surgery.