Turner first reported the soreness last Tuesday. He started Wednesday and appeared on defense on Thursday. Had the Dodgers not used him on Wednesday or Thursday, they could have put him on the 10-day disabled list, and he would only have missed two more games beyond Sunday. If they were to put him on the disabled list now, he would have to sit out next weekend’s series against the San Francisco Giants.
“He’s a competitor,” Roberts said. “He can say he’s 100% physically, and that’s what we expect him to say, but he’s still working through some things.