Van Slyke could return after road trip

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LOS ANGELES — Scott Van Slyke is progressing toward a return to the Dodgers. Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday he expects Van Slyke (back) to come off the disabled list around June 3-4, after the club’s upcoming seven-game road trip.

Until then, Roberts said the Dodgers will continue with a short bench and an additional reliever through series against the Mets and Cubs in New York and Chicago.

“We’re managing to get through with a four-man bench,” Roberts said, “and I think that just giving us the flexibility of different guys in the ‘pen is more of a priority.”

The Dodgers lost Van Slyke to a lower back injury in the first week of the season. He’s currently on a Minor League rehab assignment. He …

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