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Hector Olivera dealing with an “elevation issue” in Colorado Springs.

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Hector OliveraARLINGTON, Texas — Hector Olivera was removed from a Triple-A game in Colorado Springs on Monday due to an elevation issue.

“I didn’t hear anything injury-wise,” Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. “The reason he came out, what they told me was the elevation: He felt some sickness, headaches, dizziness.”

The 30-year-old infielder is not in the Oklahoma City Dodgers’ starting lineup today, but he is at the ballpark.

Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen was felled by similar symptoms when the Dodgers played in Colorado earlier this month.

Dodgers choose Justin Turner as their primary third baseman over Alex Guerrero.

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SAN DIEGO — Justin Turner isn’t starting at third base today against the San Diego Padres. Alberto Callaspo is.

That’s in keeping with Don Mattingly habit of resting Turner for a day game after a night game, and taking advantage of Callaspo’s ability to switch hit against a right-handed starter, James Shields. (Turner and Alex Guerrero both hit right-handed.)

There was a time not so long ago, around the time Juan Uribe was traded to the Atlanta Braves, that Guerrero and Turner were mentioned in the same breath as the Dodgers’ third basemen. But Turner has started 13 of 19 games since the last time Guerrero got a start at third. Callaspo has started the other six.

Guerrero has started nine games in left field during that span. But the return of right fielder Yasiel Puig, and the subsequent shift of Andre Ethier to left field, put an end to that.

Mattingly declared this arrangement official Sunday, naming Turner the team’s primary third baseman:
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Dodgers promote Hector Olivera to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Update.

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Hector OliveraThe Dodgers left Hector Olivera in Double-A just long enough to get him some television exposure.

The Tulsa Drillers’ game Thursday against Northwest Arkansas was televised on CBS Sports Network. Tulsa lost, 7-3, but Olivera went 2-for-4 with an RBI, raising his Double-A batting average to .318. He also made an error at third base — his first at that position in his sixth Double-A game.

Friday, the Dodgers promoted Olivera to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
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Hector Olivera makes two errors in debut at second base with Double-A Tulsa.

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Hector Olivera went 0-for-3 and made two errors playing second base Sunday for Double-A Tulsa.

The 30-year-old infielder was playing his third game since being assigned to the Dodgers’ Double-A farm team. It was his first game at second base; Olivera started the first two at third base.

Olivera, who signed a six-year, $62.5 million contract with the Dodgers in March, has a single, two walks and four strikeouts in his first 12 plate appearances.