Dodgers sit Adrian Gonzalez due to back pain

The Dodgers' Adrian Gonzalez was a late stratch to lineup on Saturday, September 26, 2015. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/LA Daily News)Andre Ethier’s RBI double Saturday was the 300th of his career and put him among elite company. Since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, only three players have hit more doubles:

1. Steve Garvey 333

2. Willie Davis 321

3. Eric Karros 302

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First baseman Adrian Gonzalez was a late lineup scratch because of a recurrence of back pain. He’ll sit out the series finale Sunday, too.

Whether or not the Dodgers shut down Gonzalez once they’ve clinched a spot in the postseason “depends on how he feels,” Mattingly said.

“I don’t think ‘shut down’ is a very good…