Hill hopeful Dodgers debut will come soon

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DENVER — The uncertain health of newly acquired Rich Hill and Bud Norris still has the Dodgers scrambling for a starting rotation. 

Manager Dave Roberts on Tuesday said Brock Stewart (already working out with the club) would be officially recalled to make his second Major League start Wednesday night in Coors Field.

By inserting Stewart, Roberts will give an extra day of rest to Kenta Maeda, who starts Thursday night, and Scott Kazmir, who starts Friday night.

Saturday’s starter could be Hill, Norris, or neither. Hill, who came to the Dodgers on Monday with Josh Reddick from Oakland, is still on the disabled list with a bad blister on his left middle finger. He played catch from 130 feet Tuesday and said he was much improved. He has a bullpen session scheduled for Wednesday and theoretically could start Saturday.

“Making really good progress, it’s calloused over,” said Hill. “It ripped completely open, not a common …

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