Pederson, Toles nursing injuries before NLDS

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LOS ANGELES — When the Dodgers return from their Monday off for Tuesday night’s workout, they will breathe a sigh of relief if outfielder Joc Pederson’s right shoulder is OK and continue to hold their breath about outfielder Andrew Toles’ left wrist.

On a futile diving attempt to catch Brandon Crawford’s sinking liner in Sunday’s 7-1 loss in San Francisco, Pederson landed hard on the shoulder he separated in late June. After the game, he acknowledged that he initially thought he might have reinjured the shoulder, but assured manager Dave Roberts he was fine and would be ready for the Friday night start of the National League Division Series in Washington (5:30 p.m. ET/FS1).

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“It just stretched out and I had a little bit of pain, but it went away and it’s all good,” Pederson said on Sunday. He missed three weeks this summer after that shoulder slammed into the fence at Miller Park …

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