Puig is set to undergo an MRI on Wednesday morning, according to Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com.
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Manager Don Mattingly spoke of the move before last night’s game. “Stan [Conte, team trainer] categorized it as really mild”. We feel like it’s day to day….
Puig was injured Tuesday night time within the prime of the eighth inning whereas beating out an infield single in a 5-Four, 10-inning loss to Oakland.
Puig previously dealt with hamstring problems that knocked him out of the lineup on a couple of different occasions.
The Dodgers will have three more games with the designated hitter, so Puig could hit if he’s ready and not have to play the field. “Allow us a little bit of length out in the pen, use our guys a little bit differently”. “We’ll go with whatever medical says”.
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Yasiel Puig wipes his face after hitting a fly out against the Oakland Athletics in the sixth inning of a baseball game Tuesday, August 18, 2015, in Oakland, Calif. Scott Van Slyke would continue to start against left-handed pitchers.
The A’s placed first baseman Ike Davis on the disabled list with a left hip strain, and recalled Jake Smolisnki from Triple-A Nashville.
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Latos will likely return to the rotation on August. 29 because they’ll need a fifth starter by that time, Saxon noted.
