Dodgers' Ramirez to sit Wednesday with elbow injury
Shortstop Hanley Ramirez will miss Wednesday's afternoon clash between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies due to a right elbow strain that forced the 30-year-old to be scratched from Tuesday's lineup.
Today's Dodgers lineup:
Barney 2B
Puig CF
Gonzalez 1B
Kemp RF
Uribe 3B
Crawford LF
Federowicz C
Rojas SS
Frias P
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) September 17, 2014
Ramirez first experienced discomfort in his elbow while making a throw during Monday's 11-3 victory over the Rockies, prompting manager Don Mattingly to remove him from Tuesday's lineup.
Ramirez boasts an .805 OPS with 13 home runs through 120 games this season, and has been particularly productive of late, hitting .432/.488/.541 with four doubles over his last 11 contests.
Justin Turner started at shortstop Tuesday night in Ramirez's absence, going 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles in his team's 10-4 loss. Miguel Rojas, however, will start Wednesday's series finale at Coors Field.