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He takes comfort in the fact that Muncy has come back before, including this season, when he was out with an oblique strain in June. Manager Dave Roberts is hoping that the recover time will be short, as it has been with several other injuries in the past. I’ll just go in there and work as hard as I can and do whatever I can to get back healthy…” Roberts tries to stay positive “If I’m not hopeful, it’s going to be a rough couple weeks for me. Muncy was asked if he still felt hopeful about a return to action. Still, Muncy wasn’t ready to throw in the towel.

#MAX MUNCY ARM INJURY SERIES#

So, the best Dodger fans (and Muncy himself) can hope for is a return to the lineup in maybe the NLCS or World Series toward the end of October. The injury almost certainly eliminates any chance of his being ready for a potential NLDS on Friday, which is a total bummer, considering the way Munce has feasted on Giants’ pitching this year. I definitely felt like my arm wasn’t there, but thankfully things aren’t as bad as they could’ve been.” We’re going to learn more in the next couple days about that. “I did dislocate my elbow on the play and it popped back in when I was rolling on the ground,” Muncy explained. However, even with the diagnosis, there still probably a long road ahead and short time to get there. If it had been that, it would have absolutely ended Muncy’s season. The good news on the injury: a ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tear has been ruled out. Whether it’s pick something up to tell them what’s coming, really just doing anything I can to help the guys out.” Good news, bad news They’re an extremely good team, I’m going to be cheering as loud as anybody from the dugout and doing my best to help them out any way I can. “Biggest thing is just trying to work as hard as I can to get back to help the team win. “We got the scans back, there’s some damage in there, but we’re holding out hope,” Muncy said during the team’s workout prior to Wednesday night’s game against the Cardinals. Taylor starts at third base on Friday, his fourth straight game at the position.Muncy told us that he had dislocated his elbow during the collision with runner Jace Peterson during the home finale against the Milwaukee Brewers. Roberts said Busch will get a start this weekend against the Giants (presumably on Sunday against right-hander Logan Webb), and that Busch and Chris Taylor will play third base while Muncy is sidelined. 290/.398/.570 with 14 extra-base hits in 24 games, and won Pacific Coast League player of the week last week.

Since getting optioned to Oklahoma City on May 11, Busch hit.

This is the second stint in the majors this season for Busch, who collected four hits in 19 at-bats with four walks and a pair of RBI in his first time up, starting five games. I want to do everything I can to help, and you can’t do that when you’re sitting on the bench.” “I want to be back helping the team win, doing anything I can, especially right now because we’re in a little rut. “I love playing, and I don’t like sitting. “We’ve already lost days, because of games and the off days, so essentially it’s going to cost us games,” manager Dave Roberts said Friday. That means Muncy will miss at least five more games, for a total of eight, and given that at best he would have only been a pinch-hitter on Friday, he could miss as few as only four more starts. It’s backdated to Tuesday, meaning the earliest he could be activated is next Friday, June 23. He was still feeling discomfort Friday, so the Dodgers placed him on the IL. He missed all three games against the White Sox, and after some pregame ground balls and running on Thursday, Muncy again tested the hamstring on Friday by running the bases and doing agility drills in the outfield. Muncy suffered the injury in the eighth inning on Sunday in Philadelphia while running out a ground ball.

Michael Busch was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers opted for prudence, giving Max Muncy at least another week to rehab his left hamstring strain by placing the third baseman on the 10-day injured list on Friday.