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Mark Ellis - 2B - Dodgers

Mark Ellis is expected to miss around two months after an MRI revealed a medial collateral ligament sprain in his left knee.

Ellis already has had emergency surgery to relieve swelling in the leg, which was injured when he was taken out by Cardinals' infielder Tyler Greene at second base last Friday. Dodgers trainer Sue Falsone said the veteran infielder is also dealing with a blister capsule sprain and a bone contusion on the outside of the knee. The two-month timeline is obviously subject to change, but it appears we won't see him back with the Dodgers until late July at the earliest.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 25 - 11:57 PM
Matt Guerrier - R - Dodgers

Matt Guerrier (elbow) received a platelet-rich plasma injection Thursday.

Guerrier had a similar injection three weeks ago, but felt lingering discomfort during a bullpen session Wednesday. He has been shut down completely for now and is scheduled to receive two more injections over the next two weeks. The Dodgers are doing all they can to avoid the possibility of surgery, but his return is not considered imminent.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 25 - 11:43 PM
Juan Rivera - OF - Dodgers

Juan Rivera (hamstring) will begin a minor league rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Albuquerque.

Rivera will play Sunday and Monday with the Isotopes before likely joining High-A Rancho Cucamonga. The 33-year-old outfielder is ahead of schedule in his rehab from a ruptured left hamstring, but the Dodgers want to give him as many at-bats as possible in order to get his timing back.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 25 - 11:03 PM
Matt Kemp - OF - Dodgers

Matt Kemp (hamstring) will begin a brief minor league rehab assignment Sunday with Triple-A Albuquerque.

Kemp is slated to play rehab games Sunday and Monday before coming off the disabled list when he's eligible on Tuesday. The 27-year-old has progressed nicely since receiving a platelet rich plasma injection in his hamstring last week. He was hitting .359/.446/.726 with 12 homers, 28 RBI and a 1.173 OPS in 139 plate appearances prior to going on the disabled list.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 25 - 10:37 PM
Justin Sellers - SS - Dodgers

Dodgers placed INF Justin Sellers on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to May 23, with a bulging disc in lower back.

Sellers was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with what was described as back stiffness, but he's obviously dealing with something more serious. Jerry Hairston, Jr. is back from the disabled list and will take his spot on the active roster.
May 25 - 6:54 PM
Jerry Hairston Jr. - 3B - Dodgers

Dodgers activated INF Jerry Hairston, Jr. from the 15-day disabled list.

Hairston will start at third base and bat fifth Friday night against the Astros. The veteran infielder has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 7 with a strained left hamstring. No word yet on the corresponding roster move.
May 25 - 6:39 PM
Shane Lindsay - R - Dodgers

Dodgers released RHP Shane Lindsay.

Lindsay is a hard-thrower but earned his walking papers after issuing 12 free passes in nine innings for Triple-A Albuquerque. The 27-year-old will look to catch on elsewhere.
May 25 - 10:21 AM
Mark Ellis - 2B - Dodgers

Mark Ellis (leg) was released from the hospital Thursday and has begun ankle exercises.

Ellis injured his left leg when he was upended by Cardinals' infielder Tyler Greene last Friday. He underwent an emergency fasciotomy on Saturday to relieve the pressure, a procedure which likely saved his leg. He's expected to miss around six weeks depending upon the diagnosis of his knee and ankle.
Source: Dylan Hernandez on Twitter
May 24 - 5:30 PM
Juan Rivera - OF - Dodgers

Juan Rivera (hamstring) is expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment in the next few days.

Rivera was told earlier this month that his ruptured left hamstring tendon would need around two months of rehab. But he's well ahead of schedule and could return to the Dodgers' starting lineup within four weeks of the initial injury. The 33-year-old outfielder was hitting .247/.276/.358 with two home runs and 13 RBI.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 24 - 9:42 AM
Blake Hawksworth - R - Dodgers

Blake Hawksworth (elbow) is scheduled to make an appearance Thursday in an intrasquad game.

It will be his first taste of live action since undergoing surgery in January to remove bone spur and scar tissue from his throwing elbow. Hawksworth later developed an infection, which required a second procedure. The 29-year-old remains out indefinitely.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 24 - 9:34 AM
Matt Guerrier - R - Dodgers

Matt Guerrier felt lingering discomfort in his throwing elbow during a bullpen session Wednesday.

"It's very frustrating, so up and down and back and forth," Guerrier told MLB.com. "It feels good one day, the next day I can't play catch." He's planning to shut himself down until the pain is gone completely. The setup man seems unlikely to return to the Dodgers 'pen before July.
Source: Dodgers.mlb.com
May 24 - 9:30 AM
Ted Lilly - S - Dodgers

Ted Lilly had an off night in Wednesday's loss to the Diamondbacks, getting shelled to the tune of eight runs on nine hits and five walks in only 3 1/3 innings of work.

He struck out three. Coming into this evening, Lilly had yet to allow more than four earned runs or go fewer than six innings in any of his seven starts. He's now allowed four runs in three consecutive outings, however, raising his ERA from 1.41 on May 7 to 3.14. That number should continue to rise. Lilly will bring a 1.13 WHIP and 31/19 K/BB ratio (compiled in 48 2/3 innings) into his Tuesday start against the Brewers.
May 24 - 1:26 AM
A.J. Ellis - C - Dodgers

A.J. Ellis homered, drew a walk and scored a pair of runs in Wednesday's blowout loss to the Diamondbacks.

The bomb was already Ellis' fourth in 35 games. He entered 2012 with just two home runs in 216 career at-bats. Ellis went deep only 19 times in 2,119 minor-league plate appearances. One of the majors' biggest surprises this season, Ellis has easily been the 30-14 Dodgers' third most important offensive player, and is now batting a cool .327/.449/.513.
May 24 - 1:19 AM
Justin Sellers - SS - Dodgers

Justin Sellers was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with back stiffness.

Adam Kennedy took his spot at third base. Consider Sellers day-to-day.
Source: Ken Gurnick on Twitter
May 23 - 7:20 PM
Andre Ethier - OF - Dodgers

Andre Ethier is not in Wednesday's starting lineup.

It's just a routine day off for Ethier, who is batting .321/.380/.585 with nine home runs and 40 RBI in 43 games played this season. Bobby Abreu will play right field on Wednesday evening against the Diamondbacks.
Source: Ken Gurnick on Twitter
May 23 - 6:24 PM

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