LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers placed center fielder Matt Kemp on the 15-day disabled list Thursday for the second time in 2½ weeks because of a left hamstring strain.
Kemp went 1-for-4 with a double in two games since being reinstated from the DL on Tuesday. He left Wednesday night’s game against Milwaukee after scoring all the way from first base on a first-inning double by Andre Ethier.
“He has a little bit of swelling in the same area, as well as a new strain in a higher part of that hamstring,” said Sue Falsone, the team’s head athletic trainer. “They’re both Grade-1s, which means that there’s not a lot of muscle fiber tear. It’s the lowest grade of a muscle strain, so that’s good news.”
Falsone said the best-case scenario for Kemp is four weeks before he can play again.
The Dodgers recalled utility player Alex Castellanos from Triple-A Albuquerque.
Markakis facing wrist surgery• BALTIMORE — Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis has a hamate fracture of his right wrist and is scheduled to undergo surgery today. He likely will be out three to four weeks.
Footnotes. Indians designated hitter Travis Hafner underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and is expected to miss at least one month and possibly six weeks. … The Athletics optioned right-hander Tyson Ross to Triple-A Sacramento to open a roster spot for outfielder Yoenis Cespedes.
