LOS ANGELES _ Justin Turner did not start Sunday, for the fourth consecutive day and the fifth time in six days.
On Saturday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Turner would start Sunday. But after Turner said Sunday that his left wrist still was sore, Roberts scratched Turner and said he believed the third baseman would return to the lineup Tuesday.
Turner first reported the soreness Tuesday. He started Wednesday and appeared on defense Thursday. Had the Dodgers not used him Wednesday or Thursday, they could have put him on the 10-day disabled list and he would only have sat out two more games beyond Sunday. If they were to put him on the DL now, he would have to sit out next weekend's series against the San Francisco Giants.
Roberts said that the DL is not a consideration at this time and that Turner could have pinch-hit if needed Sunday. The soreness is residual after the wrist was broken by a pitch in spring training, forcing Turner to sit out the first 40 games this season.
