Jason Heyward was scratched from the Dodgers lineup of their closing spring coaching recreation on Tuesday with what the crew known as decrease again tightness.
After the sport — a 4-3 loss to the Angels — Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts offered an replace on Heyward.
“Jason’s nice,” Roberts stated. “There was one thing throughout batting observe — he form of strained his decrease again — and for me, he’s taken loads of at-bats, so to form of scratch him late, not a giant deal.”
Heyward was changed by Chris Taylor within the lineup on Tuesday, however Roberts is assured he’ll be again within the lineup on Thursday when the Dodgers re-open their common season at house in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals.
“He’ll are available tomorrow, get some therapy and he’ll be able to go on Thursday,” Roberts stated.
Heyward figures to be an on a regular basis participant in opposition to right-handed pitching for the Dodgers this season.
He had a strong spring — slashing .250/.276/.429 — and went 2-for-6 in Korea with two runs batted in and three runs scored.
It feels like Heyward can be again within the Dodgers’ lineup on Opening Day with the right-handed Miles Mikolas on the mound for St. Louis.
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