LOS ANGELES -- James Dozier balled his right hand Tuesday afternoon and pounded on his blue T-shirt with the caricatures of teammates Chase Utley and Enrique Hernandez.
"Heathy like an ox," he said, one day after he was sent to the hospital for an electrocardiogram to test his heart.
Dozier was pulled from Monday night's game because of dizziness and protocol called for an EKG test just to be sure. When that showed "irregularities," as manager Dave Roberts called them, further tests were required.
After tests late Monday and early Tuesday, Dozier was given a clean bill of health and he was back at second base and in the leadoff spot Tuesday against the San Francisco Giants.
"Coming from Colorado, I had a lot of sinus issues and sickness feeling and stuff so I took a Zyrtec before the game [Monday] which I don't take any kind of stimulant, any ups, coffee, I don't take any of that stuff," Dozier said. "And apparently that has a little bit in it, which eventually caught up to me in the sixth or seventh inning."
The Dodgers' concerns were heightened since closer Kenley Jansen just went on the disabled list with an irregular heartbeat. It is a condition Dozier knows as well, and it led to some concerns Monday night.
"I've always had an irregular heartbeat like a lot of people do," Dozier said. "And I think that kind of popped up and the protocol with all the dizziness with that, just get more tests done."
Dozier said he never felt any issues related to his heart, just the dizziness. He said his wife took it all in stride.
"My wife, she was great," Dozier said. "She came to the test and took a nap when I was in there. And when I was in there for the tests today, she was at Target shopping, so she was great."
Roberts had no hesitation putting Dozier back in the lineup. His new second baseman is batting .282 with a .590 slugging percentage since joining the Dodgers, crushing three home runs, including one in Colorado over the weekend.
"He is totally cleared and he feels great today and is obviously in the lineup tonight," Roberts said. "He's fine."
Wood returns
The Dodgers activated Alex Wood from the 10-day disabled list before his start Tuesday and put right-hander John Axford on the DL. The Dodgers learned Monday that Axford had a fracture on the tip of his right fibula.
After dealing with leg cramps earlier in the season, Wood went on the DL two weeks ago with left adductor tendonitis. In 17 2/3 innings since the All-Star break, Wood was 2-1 with a 1.53 ERA.
Urias, Hudson progressing
Dodgers left-hander Julio Urias will pitch two innings at Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga on Wednesday, plus one batter in the third inning. The extra batter is to get Urias up-and-down one more time.
Urias, who has not pitched for the Dodgers this season after undergoing left shoulder surgery, is expected to give the Dodgers bullpen depth down the stretch, likely when rosters expand in September.
Right-hander Daniel Hudson (right forearm tightness) participated in a simulated game Monday afternoon facing left-handed batters Utley and Player Page for Max Muncy. Hudson is eligible to come off the DL on Saturday.