LA's Turner scratched with bruised right hand
LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was scratched from Saturday's 8-4 win against the Pirates due to a right hand bruise.Turner was replaced by Rob Segedin, who batted seventh. Turner hurt his hand in the fifth inning of Friday's 5-1 loss, when he awkwardly rolled his hands over
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"Justin's doing well, there's some swelling," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said after the game. "Today he was available for defense, but [Sunday], we'll see where he's at."
If Turner has to miss any more time, it will be interrupting a long stretch in which he has been among the game's best third basemen. Since June 1, he has hit .302/.346/.613 with 18 home runs.
Jack Baer is a reporter for MLB.com based in Los Angeles.