MILWAUKEE — Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez batted only once Friday against Brewers starter Kyle Lohse. He swung and missed twice, took four balls out of the strike zone, and took his free pass to first base. He didn’t have to slide, didn’t have to move up a base, and didn’t score. Just like that, his day was over.
Miguel Rojas took Ramirez’s place at shortstop to begin the bottom of the first inning.
According to the Dodgers, Ramirez left the game with “right side tightness” and is day-to-day.
@jphoornstra was walking gingerly and grimacing on his way to 1st..
— Gabe Ortiz (@Webgems24) August 9, 2014
@Think_BlueLA @jphoornstra It looked like Hanely tweaked his back on his 1st swing. Looked like he was trying to stretch it out b/w pitches.
— EE (@EEstaris) August 9, 2014
Ramirez hasn’t spent any time on the disabled list this season, but he’s been sidelined repeatedly with shoulder ailments and missed a total of 17 games. The circumstances of this road trip aren’t helping much. The Dodgers flew overnight from LAX to Milwaukee. At least one player (not Ramirez) was complaining of neck stiffness before the game.
More updates as we get ’em.