We say it all the time, but considering how badly the injury bug has bitten the Dodgers so far this season, it’s tough to comprehend how they’re hanging right at the top of the National League West just days before the 2018 All-Star break.
The latest blow came to right fielder Yasiel Puig when he aggravated his oblique during a fifth-inning plate appearance against the Angels on Sunday. The official diagnosis was a strain, and early guesstimates on a return are hovering around the “several week” range.
“It’s going to be a few weeks,” skipper Dave Roberts said before the series opener at San Diego on Monday.