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- Updated: April 25, 2016
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford (back) was expected to be activated from the 15-day disabled list before Monday’s series opener against the Marlins, but he will have to wait a day longer to return.
With Miami left-hander Wei-Yin Chen on the mound and the Los Angeles bullpen gassed after Sunday’s game in which six relievers were used, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts made the decision to delay the outfielder’s activation until Tuesday.
“As far as Carl, he wasn’t even going to be in the lineup today,” Roberts said. “He feels good, had a good rehab assignment and we expect him back tomorrow.”
The outfielder hasn’t seen the field for the Dodgers since the fifth game of the season and was placed on the DL on April 9. He went 4-for-11 with two doubles in a three-game rehab assignment with Class A Advanced Rancho Cucamonga and Triple-A Oklahoma City.
It’s understandable that Crawford would not have been …
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