LOS ANGELES -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said on Thursday he was confident that second baseman Howie Kendrick can avoid the disabled list.
Kendrick will miss his second straight game on Friday with a right knee sprain. He sustained the injury in the second inning of Wednesday's game against Colorado while sliding into third base, but he stayed in the game.
"At the end of the game [Wednesday], I knew I'd be pretty sore," Kendrick said. "After the flight, it was really stiff. Yesterday it was really stiff. But after what we did yesterday, a lot of ice, it feels really good today.