Here’s some good news for the struggling Dodgers’ offense.
After Andre Ethier left Wednesday’s game with an oblique strain, the assumption was that he would be placed on the disabled list. However, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly told Brian Kamenetzky of ESPN Los Angeles yesterday that Ethier is officially listed as day-to-day and will avoid a stint on the DL. For now, anyway.
“Andre had pretty good news. Really good news,” Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "(Wednesday) I kind of assumed that we were going to be in a DL situation, but really the docs looked at him and didn’t see any swelling. Couldn’t be any better, as far as the news for Andre is concerned.”
Things could obviously change if Ethier fails to make progress in the over the next couple of days, but it sounds like his strain is relatively minor.
Ethier’s hot start put him in position to land his recent five-year, $85 million contract extension, but he’s hitting just .218 (19-for-87) with one home run and a .628 OPS in 25 games this month.