Injury Roll Call: Crawford’s soreness, Billingsley & Kemp feeling good, Gwynn hamstrung

Carl Crawford took live batting practice against an actual pitcher for the first time since elbow surgery last August. Crawford, meanwhile, did not face any live pitching on Wednesday. Coming off Tommy John surgery, Crawford has done so only once this spring. He spent Wednesday’s workout tracking pitches in the bullpens to try to hone his timing. However, yesterday he reported forearm soreness and was held out of batting practice and drills. I wouldn’t overreact to it, but forearm stiffness usually is indicative of elbow ligament problems, which does seem normal since he’s rehabbing from Tommy John surgery, but it’s probably an indication that he’s moving a bit quickly. —– Chad Billingsley and his balky right elbow made it through his first start of Spring Training without any complications. “After the first couple of throws I’m like, ‘Yeah this is fun’,” Billingsley said. “Normally when you sit for a long half-inning, your arm gets tight and your body starts tightening up. But I wen