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<\/p>\nKik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, and Tommy Edman were all unavailable on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The Dodgers are mulling over a roster addition or two for the road trip to avoid playing short like they did Sunday.<\/p>\n
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LOS ANGELES \u2014 The Dodgers got some good news regarding Tommy Edman and Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, but they weren\u2019t the only position players unavailable for Los Angeles on Sunday. Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez was also out as well while managing a left elbow injury.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s been dealing with this elbow thing for about a month,\u201d manager Dave Roberts said. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t affect the defense, but the swing has been compromised. Yesterday really came to a head as far as playing, so we stayed away from him again today.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Hern\u00e1ndez is in a 5-for-52 slump dating back to June 3, dropping his seasonal line to just .195\/.259\/.367 with a 74 wRC+. He\u2019s started games at first base, second base, third base, left field, and center field this season.<\/p>\n Scans of Edman\u2019s right pinkie toe showed a small fracture, but he\u2019s the least likely to land on the injured list, Roberts said. It\u2019ll just be a matter of pain tolerance determining Edman\u2019s availability.<\/p>\n Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez had scans on his left foot, which came back negative. But he\u2019s still sore. Whether he is placed on the injured list will depend on how he feels after the Dodgers travel to Milwaukee, where they will start a three-game series on Monday night.<\/p>\n With the upcoming All-Star break already providing built-in off days, this is really the sweet spot in terms of minimizing the cost of a stint on the injured list.<\/p>\n Putting any of them on the 10-day IL as late as Tuesday would make them eligible to return by Friday, July 18, which is the Dodgers\u2019 first game after the break, while they would miss as few as seven games (counting Sunday against Houston) if they are ready to return by then, instead of the usual nine or 10 games out in such situations.<\/p>\n What the Dodgers want to avoid is another situation like Sunday, in which only 10 position players were available, including Esteury Ruiz, who made his first start for the team. Will Smith was the only player available off the bench. They scored only once in the series finale, finishing off a weekend sweep by Houston.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, when you have one player available, and that\u2019s the catcher, that\u2019s not a good feeling. I don\u2019t know how much will change tomorrow as far as availability.<\/p>\n Yeah, there is talk about one of those guys potentially going on the IL,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWe\u2019re still trying to figure out then who would we bring [to Milwaukee].\u201d<\/p>\n There are only three healthy position players on the Dodgers\u2019 40-man roster who aren\u2019t already active in the majors.<\/p>\n CJ Alexander, who was claimed off waivers on Thursday, is the designated hitter for Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday night in Las Vegas. Outfielder James Outman and catcher Hunter Feduccia did not start for Oklahoma City on Sunday, and both have seen time in the majors this year.<\/p>\n Also of note, switch-hitting shortstop Alex Freeland is playing third base Sunday night in Triple-A, his fourth straight game at the position since Muncy was injured.<\/p>\n Freeland is not on the 40-man roster for now, but it\u2019s not unreasonable to think he might find his way into the major league mix over the six weeks or so that Muncy is sidelined.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez, Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez, and Tommy Edman were all unavailable on Sunday. The Dodgers are mulling over a roster addition or two for the road trip to… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":76919,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"\n