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Hernandez

Hernández missed four starts after taking a pitch off his ankle Friday. Andy Pages, who started in left field in three of those four games, is back on the bench tonight.

Hernandez will miss his fourth straight game after being hit by a pitch on the ankle last Friday. The Dodgers opted not to place him on the injured list and he’s said to be going through a normal pregame routine. Hernandez originally expected to return to the lineup Tuesday so he shouldn’t be out much longer.

Hernández is missing a third straight start Monday after taking a pitch off his ankle on Friday night.

There was hope yesterday that he’d be back tonight, but it wasn’t to be. Chris Taylor is playing left field against the Cubs.

No surprise here, as Hernández is likely a few days away from returning from his ankle injury. Andy Pages again gets the start in the outfield and will hit seventh.

That’s obviously the best possible news for Hernández, as there was concern that the outfielder had fractured his ankle would need to spend time on the injured list. That’s still a possible outcome, but for now the outfielder will rest and be reevaluated in a couple days to see how he feels. Don’t expect him back for a few days, but for now the good news is the 31-year-old seems to avoided a significant injury.

As expected, Hernández is out of the lineup after being hit by a pitch on his left ankle. The Dodgers haven’t announced a move to the injured list yet, but that still seems likely. Andy Pages gets the start in left field, and he’ll likely see most of the playing time until Hernández can return.

Yikes. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts told reporters afterwards that his level of concern on Hernández’s injury is “high” and added that he “doesn’t see” how it won’t require a trip to the injured list. The Dodgers front office is probably regretting not keeping Jason Heyward over Kiké Hernández right now. James Outman will likely be recalled to share time with Kevin Kiermaier and Andy Pages in Teoscar’s spot.

Even though it was a breaking ball, Hernández seemed to be in a whole lot of pain afterwards. Chris Taylor ran for him and took over in left field.

Hernández went 5-for-5 once for the Jays in 2021 and for the Mariners last year. Tonight’s outburst included a triple and a double but no homers. He also swiped his 10th bag of the year.