Andre Ethier plays hero off the bench
by Eric Westlund | Sat, Jul 11th 1:51am EDT
After leaving Thursday's game with a tight hamstring and general soreness, Andre Ethier was given a breather to begin Friday's game with Alex Guerrero starting in left field. In the bottom of the seventh inning with the Dodgers trailing 0-2, Ethier batted for the pitcher's spot with two men on and laced a two-run single up the middle. Even more impressively, he overcame his sore muscles and hustled all the way home on Joc Pederson's double immediately after. (Matthew Moreno on Twitter)
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After the game, manager Don Mattingly said Ethier was well enough to start the game and was benched merely as a precaution. Assuming he didn't suffer any setbacks on his game-winning run, he'll look to resume his role as the strong side of the Dodgers' left field platoon going forward.
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