Sore foot wont slow down Utley

LOS ANGELES — Foot soreness forced Dodgers second baseman Chase Utley to leave Tuesday night’s 9-5 win over the Giants in the eighth inning, but he was back in the starting lineup Wednesday.

Utley has been working through foot maintenance for a month and was pulled Tuesday when the problem escalated into “something he couldn’t really tolerate,” per manager Dave Roberts. Utley came in as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning and singled, then scored from first on a double by Andrew Toles. He stayed in the game and played second base for an inning before leaving.

Roberts said after the game that Utley was day to day, but still chose to start Utley Wednesday in his usual second base and leadoff spots against San Francisco right-hander Johnny Cueto. Days off could come for Utley in the near future though, as the Dodgers are scheduled to face left-handed starters in three of their final four games of the homestand.

“Talking to him [Wednesday], he was adamant about being in there and that he was good enough to play,” Roberts said. “He’s a regular, but I think that over the last week there’s been certain days, whether on the plus side or …

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