Talk about taking the bad with the good. The Dodgers completed a sweep of a three-game series against the World Champion Cardinals Sunday night only to get more bad news along two fronts.
Rookie Scott Van Slyke (right) was the unexpected hero Sunday night when he hit a pinch-hit, three run home run that turned a 5-3 Dodgers deficit into a 6-5 win.
First, second baseman Mark Ellis had to undergo emergency on his foot to fix an injury that, according to team doctors, if left untreated, could have resulted in an amputation. He is expected to be out at least six weeks.
In Friday’s night’s win against the Cardinals, Ellis was hurt while attempting to turn a double play against the St. Louis Cardinals. The runner, Tyler Greene slid into Ellis’ leg with what most are saying was a typical takeout slide. Although X-rays did not show any broken bones, the ankle continued to swell.
On Saturday, Ellis underwent a procedure, known as a fasciotomy, which relieved pressure on the leg’s muscles...
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May 20, 2012
