ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Dodgers shortstop Mookie Betts was supposed to get a day off on Wednesday. Instead, it went to third baseman Max Muncy , a late scratch from the lineup against the Angels after experiencing soreness in his right side during pregame batting practice.

Muncy's injury prompted Betts to be placed back into the lineup for the finale of a three-game series from Angel Stadium, with rookie infielder Alex Freeland shifting over to third base. The hope is that, with a traditional off day to follow, Muncy will heal up in time to rejoin the Dodgers' lineup for the start of a highly anticipated weekend series against the division-rival San Diego Padres on Friday.

Unavailable for that series, of course, will be Brock Stewart , the right-handed reliever who landed on the

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