SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The Dodgers offered no update on Clayton Kershaw’s Saturday activity. The Los Angeles ace had been scheduled to play catch for a third consecutive day as he recovers from left shoulder inflammation.

While Kershaw is running out of time to be built up enough to make the Opening Day start, manager Dave Roberts did provide updates on several other injured players.

The skipper said catcher Russell Martin, out as a precautionary measure since Wednesday with a sore lower back, might return to action as a designated hitter by Monday.

“Nothing big,” Roberts said of Martin.

Corey Seager, after a busy and productive camp game on Friday, was scheduled for a light day on Saturday. But Roberts said Seager will continue his rehab from elbow and hip surgeries as a designated hitter in Minor League games. Roberts added that he didn’t know when Seager would play shortstop in game action.

“I just know it’s going as well as we could have hoped for,” Roberts said.

Infielder Edwin Rios missed a fourth game on Saturday with the flu and he was kept away from the rest of the team. Roberts said he might return to game action on Sunday.

Non-roster infielder Daniel Castro has tight hamstrings and has also been kept out of games as a precaution. He may be available to play on Monday.

Quick hits

• In Saturday’s 6-5 loss to Arizona, the Dodgers were fueled by Cody Bellinger, who went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and two RBIs.

“He’s been working really hard, working with a purpose and he’s getting rewarded,” said Roberts. “I think mechanically, he’s in a better place than he was all last year.”

• Brock Stewart started and allowed a solo home run in two innings, while reliever Yimi Garcia fired his third scoreless inning of the Spring, adding two strikeouts for a total of six. Garcia pitched only 22 1/3 innings for the Dodgers last year after missing 2017 with Tommy John surgery.

“He’s on a mission and you see it every time he takes the ball,” Roberts said. “The ball’s coming out, his command is really good and he’s sequencing the right way.”

• Joc Pederson, on the other hand, is off to a slow start offensively. He went 0-for-2 with a walk and strikeout and is 1-for-15.

“I think right now in his work, from what I hear, he’s been really good,” said Roberts. “Obviously, it hasn’t shown in games. Some guys, it just takes more at-bats. From what I’ve seen, it’s not a concern.”

• Pitcher Dustin May, the youngest player in camp at 21, drew Roberts’ praise with two scoreless innings.

“When guys like that -- you can bucket May, [Tony] Gonsolin and [Mitchell] White -- when these guys get an opportunity to come over here and pitch in a big league game, you just want to see how they respond,” Roberts said. “Dustin looked really sharp, got guys on base but kept his composure and made pitches when he needed to. Got the double-play, you saw the emotion. That goes a long way, so when he arrives he’s sort of done it before.”

Up Next

Kenta Maeda faces Lance Lynn and the Rangers on Sunday at Camelback Ranch, with closer Kenley Jansen scheduled to make his spring debut, roughly two weeks earlier than last year. Joe Kelly, Josh Fields, JT Chargois, Tony Cingrani and Adam McCreery are also scheduled to pitch.