LOS ANGELES -- As planned, the Dodgers activated outfielder Carl Crawford from the disabled list this afternoon.
Crawford is in the lineup against the Miami Marlins. Right-hander Zach Lee was returned to Triple-A Oklahoma City to clear a roster spot for Crawford. With the moves, the Dodgers are back to carrying 12 pitchers instead of 13.
One of those pitchers -- veteran left-hander Scott Kazmir -- has not been very good recently. Kazmir has a 9.69 ERA in his past three starts and batters have hit .345 against him in that time.
Kazmir has been dealing with soreness in his left wrist/thumb area and did not throw his usual between-starts bullpen session this week.