Edman returns for Dodgers, but Smith was scratched for his hand

Los Angeles – Tommy Edman Returns from the injured list on Wednesday, making Los Angeles Dodgers‘Starting a whole for the first time in a while. And then, not more than 15 minutes before the first slope according to the last place Colorado Rockies, Will Smithright hand once more swollen, from defeat Leg Rortedt to strain to take its place behind the plate.

Smith kicked the series of the last weekend in Baltimore as she recovered from the bruise in that hand, which absorbed the misdemeanor, but the scan returned negatively. Dodgers Hopes will allow Smith’s Day, which is Batting .296 / .404 / .497 despite some recent fights, to catch two of three games against rival wardrobe San Francisco Giants in their next series.

“Not too worried,” Roberts said after a 9-0 Win, but we need to get that swelling under the wrappings. “

Edman’s return, after sitting in the past five weeks due to repetition of right ankle, he looked at what Dodgers’ alignment could look at full power. Started in central field and pushed Andy Pages Left, with Teoscar Hernandez remaining in the right and fight Michael Comfort transferred to the bench.

Roberts said Edman would get most of his beginnings against opposing left pitchers – such as Wednesday Starter Kyle Freeland “And that Conforto would still be part of Dodgeri faced Sade.

EDMAN is a switch that is better in this season, it was better easily exceeded (.737 ops), but it moves at the end of the year, Batting .228 / .281 / .396 in 86 matches. His presence should at least improve team defense, although the ideal setting has pages in the right field due to its superior hand power.

Hernandez is this from the worst games in sports this season, and in the minus-nine is out, but Roberts left there for his comfort in position – as he added that his defense improved late.

“I’m playing with that,” Roberts said about scrolling pages and Hernandez. “It is obvious that Andy is to the right, like a hand. Theo finished the season last year at the left field (after MOOKIE BETTS She returned to the right), so we showed that we can win the championship with him in the left field. It’s not there yet, but thinking about it. And there is a lot of it depending on what Tommy looks like. “

Dodgers can also play with the possibility of having Roki Sasaki Help their bull. Sassaki, a valued Japanese sensation that was strongly struggling in Major, had an encouraging beginning of Dodgers “Triple and Tuesday, an average of 98.3 mph with a quick quick – four ticket – and reach 100 mph.

Sasaki was charged with three races, three hits and four walks, but most of these damage came after the fourth inn. What impressed Dodgers officials were an order that he showed not only on his Fast with four seams, but also his divider and a cutter, which was replaced by the slider.

Sasaki, who made five starts in what was assigning rehabilitation, and at the same time they disposed of with right shoulder, to meet with Dodgers officials about his next step this week. The rotation of Dodgers is full, with six starters that performs well, but team desperately should be late in games late.

“We should see him here,” Roberts said when he asked if he believed Sasaki could be an effective reliever. “We still have time, but here we will obviously see it. We have to make a decision at some point where we will move forward here in the next couple of weeks.”

Edman, 30, a few weeks ago, was a few weeks ago at the beginning of May because of the injury of the same ankle and fought after return, of which he thought he might have returned too early. This time he played in five rehabic games for the city of Oklahoma, starting or in the central field or at a certain draft. Roberts wants Edman moving in games before determining how he will separate between the central terrain and the second base, which basically determines whether it determines if Infielder Miguel Rojas or outfielder Alex Call Starts against left people.

“I think they are now approximately the same”, “Edman said about his ability to play any position.” It’s not really (where) feel better than the other. I guess I really won’t know that I won’t play both places, but I think the biggest thing will be the first step. I feel like I’ll feel better about it when I have to become a better feeling about when I have to set up. “

Edman, whose activation has submitted outfielder for ” Justin Dean It was sent to small leagues, the latest is in a series of Dodgers players to return IL, after the third pool Max Munci and left-handed reliver Alex blinds Earlier this week.

Beyond the catcher copy of the catcher Dalton JuriWhich one should return to some next week, Dodgers are currently entirely on the player side. Their offense is surprising that this season, especially lately, ranked 24 lately, in Major for the last of July. They hope now is the time when it will finally start turning.

Roberts said, “I think we’ve all been waiting for our guys to go to health and see what we look like it was like the piston we all predicted.”