SAN FRANCISCO — If the Dodgers had put Will Smith on the injured list the day after he suffered a bone bruise in his right hand, he would be eligible to come off the list on Sunday.

They didn’t, choosing to hope for a quicker recovery than 10 days. Smith did return to play one game on Tuesday. But the discomfort and swelling returned. He was scratched from the starting lineup 15 minutes before game time on Wednesday and hasn’t played since.

The Dodgers put Smith on the IL Saturday, retroactive to that game Tuesday. Chuckie Robinson was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City to back up Ben Rortvedt, who has started six of the past seven games since Dalton Rushing went on the IL with a bone bruise in his lower leg.

“There’s just not enough improvement,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said

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