Hernandez (ankle) remains out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cubs, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
Hernandez will miss a third straight start as he continues to recover from a left ankle contusion. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts had said previously he expected Hernandez back in action either Monday or Tuesday, but the outfielder will now be shooting for the latter date due to some lingering soreness. Hernandez will go through his normal routine Monday and should be cleared for the second game of the series if all goes according to plan, per Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. Chris Taylor is in left field and batting ninth for Monday's series opener.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Not in Sunday's lineup
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Hernandez (ankle) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Guardians, David Vassegh of AM 570 LA Sports reports.
The 31-year-old will sit for the second straight game after he suffered a left ankle contusion during Friday's contest. Hernandez was initially expected to require a trip to the injured list, but he's currently considered day-to-day after an MRI and CT scan came back negative. Andy Pages is receiving a start in left field Sunday for Los Angeles.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Scans come back clean
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Hernandez said Saturday that an MRI and CT scan on his left ankle came back negative, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.
There was initially concern that Hernandez would need to spend time on the injured list after he was hit by a pitch during Friday's contest. However, it now appears the 31-year-old outfielder escaped the incident with no more than a bruise. He'll likely remain out for the remainder of the Dodgers' series versus Cleveland, though there's a chance he returns to the starting nine against the Cubs on Monday or Tuesday.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Likely to need IL stint
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Hernandez (ankle) will likely be placed on the injured list, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Hernandez was hit in the foot with a pitch in the first inning Friday and left the game immediately. Manager Dave Roberts said Hernandez "isn't doing great" despite X-rays coming back negative. Chris Taylor entered the game in his place and is one of the players who could see more playing time in Hernandez's absence, along with Andy Pages.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Diagnosed with contusion
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Hernandez exited Friday's game against the Guardians due to a left foot contusion.
Hernandez was hit by an 81 mph slider in the first inning. He walked slowly to first base but was then pulled. It appears that he has avoided serious injury, though it's unclear if he will be available for Saturday's game.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Leaves Friday's game
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Hernandez exited Friday's game against the Guardians after being hit in the ankle by a pitch, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.
Hernandez took an 81 mph slider off his left ankle in the first inning. He walked slowly to first base but was ultimately removed from the game. Hernandez will likely undergo imaging to determine the severity of the injury.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Corrals five hits
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Hernandez went 5-for-5 with a double, a triple, a stolen base and two runs scored during Monday's 11-6 win over Arizona.
Hernandez logged five hits for the third time in his career and also tallied his second triple and 10th stolen base of the season. The performance was Hernandez's first multi-hit game since Aug. 21. Since the start of August, Hernandez has gone 33-for-108 (.306) with six homers, six steals, 18 RBI and 20 runs.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Drills three-run homer
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a three-run home run in Wednesday's 6-4 win against Baltimore.
Hernandez capped Los Angeles' big third inning with a three-run blast to left-center field. The long ball was his 28th of the campaign, his second-highest total as a big-leaguer. Hernandez also has 87 RBI this season, so he has a shot of reaching the 30-homer, 100-RBI mark for the second time in his career.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Swats 27th homer
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Saturday's extra-inning loss to Tampa Bay.
Hernandez brought the Dodgers, who had fallen behind early, to within a run with his two-run shot to center field in the fourth inning. The long ball snapped an 11-game homerless stretch for the outfielder, who batted just .186 and had only one extra-base hit during the cold spell. Hernandez is up to 27 home runs on the season as he pursues the second 30-homer campaign of his career, and his first since 2021.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Scores twice, swipes seventh bag
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a stolen base and two runs scored in Wednesday's win over the Mariners.
Hernandez led off the bottom of the fourth with a single before stealing second and eventually coming around to score on a sacrifice fly from Will Smith. The outfielder would then add an RBI single with two outs in the fifth, giving him his sixth multi-hit performance this month. Hernandez is now batting .292 in August with four homers, 12 RBI and 15 runs scored. However, over his last seven games he's batting just .153 (4-for-26).
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Getting rest Saturday
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Hernandez is out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Cardinals.
Hernandez is absent from the starting nine for the first time since the All-Star break, as he gets what appears to be a well-earned rest day. He's 18-for-57 (.316) with four homers and two stolen bases in August. Andy Pages will patrol left field Saturday.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Stays hot in win
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Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a double, a solo homer and three runs scored in Saturday's win over the Pirates.
Hernandez doubled in the opening frame and came around to score the Dodgers' first run of the contest on a two-bagger from Gavin Lux with two outs in the frame. The outfielder added an infield single in his next trip to the plate before crushing a 427-foot solo homer off Paul Skenes in the fifth to extend Los Angeles' lead. It marked Hernandez's fourth multi-hit effort this month and his eighth consecutive game with at least one knock. He's now batting .438 (14-for-32) in August with four homers, five doubles, seven RBI and 12 runs scored.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Registers sixth steal
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Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a walk, an RBI, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 9-5 win over the Pirates.
Hernandez's August heater continues -- he's hit safely in seven straight games, going 11-for-28 (.393) with three home runs, four doubles and two steals since the calendar flipped to August. His steal Friday was his sixth of the year, one shy of his total from 160 contests last season. Hernandez has added a .269/.333/.499 slash line with 25 homers, 24 doubles, 75 RBI and 62 runs scored over 114 games.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Homers again Tuesday
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo homer, a double and two runs scored in Tuesday's loss to the Phillies.
Hernandez was just one of two Dodgers players with multiple hits on the evening. He doubled and scored in the sixth and then added a solo home run in the eighth to cut the deficit to two runs. Hernandez now has three homers in his last five games and is up to 25 for the year, marking his fifth straight season (not including the shortened pandemic season) with 25-plus long balls. Hernandez continues to pay dividends as one of the better offseason signings in all of baseball. He's now slashing .269/.333/.501 with 74 RBI, 60 runs, five steals and a 37:130 BB:K in 474 plate appearances.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Belts 24th homer
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in a 5-3 victory versus the Phillies on Monday.
Hernandez gave Los Angeles a lead they didn't relinquish with his two-run blast to left field in the third inning. It was the veteran outfielder's second homer in four games and fifth in 16 contests since winning the Home Run Derby during the All-Star break. Hernandez is slashing .302/.362/.587 with 11 RBI in addition to the five long balls so far in the second half of the campaign.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Smacks 23rd homer
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Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Athletics.
Hernandez got the game started with a first-inning blast off Joey Estes, but the Dodgers wouldn't score again until the ninth. This was Hernandez's fourth homer over his last 11 contests, and he's driven in eight runs in that span. The outfielder is up to 23 long balls, 71 RBI, 54 runs scored, four stolen bases and a .263/.328/.482 slash line through 108 games this season.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Drives in all three runs in win
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Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two additional RBI in Monday's 3-2 win over the Giants.
Hernandez powered the Dodgers' offense Monday. He got them on the board in the fourth inning with a solo shot, then added go-ahead RBI singles in the sixth and eighth frames. The outfielder has gone 13-for-35 (.371) during a nine-game hitting streak, and he's homered in each of the last two contests. He's up to a .268/.330/.491 slash line with 21 homers, 67 RBI, 50 runs scored and four stolen bases over 99 games this season.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Swats home run No. 20
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Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Sunday's win over the Red Sox.
Hernandez took Kutter Crawford deep to right in the third inning to put the Dodgers up 3-2. He's hit at least 20 home runs in every year since 2018, excluding the shortened pandemic season in 2020. Hernandez is also working on an eight-game hit streak and has been red hot at the plate for all of July, slashing .339/.400/.508 with two homers, nine RBI and five runs in 65 plate appearances this month.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Captures Home Run Derby crown
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Hernandez defeated the Royals' Bobby Witt, 14-13, in the final round of the 2024 Home Run Derby at Globe Life Field on Monday.
The 31-year-old became the first Dodgers player to win the Home Run Derby in the event's 38-year history and took home a $1 million prize. A first-time participant in the Home Run Derby, Hernandez secured the final spot in the semifinals after his opening-round total of 19 home runs trailed the Phillies' Alec Bohm (21), the Guardians' Jose Ramirez (21) and Witt (20). Hernandez then survived a swing-off with Bohm after the two tied with 14 home runs in the semifinals before he narrowly edged out Witt in the finals. Hernandez is slated to start for the National League in center field in Tuesday's All-Star Game and will bat eighth.
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Dodgers' Teoscar Hernandez: Walk-off hero Tuesday
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Hernandez went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI in Tuesday's 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks.
Hernandez plated the Dodgers' first two runs and then helped them finish off the back-and-forth game with a walk-off single in the ninth. This was his first multi-hit effort in seven contests -- he'd gone just 2-for-23 (.087) over his previous six games. Hernandez is up to .254/.316/.480 slash line with 18 home runs, 58 RBI, 44 runs scored, four stolen bases, 17 doubles and a triple through 84 contests.
