ATLANTA -- Just a day after Yasmani Grandal had to exit a game after taking a foul ball off his mask, the Dodgers had to place catcher A.J. Ellis on the 15-day disabled list after he experienced tightness in his right knee on the team plane Sunday night.
Ellis received an MRI, which showed no structural damage, on Monday, but Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Ellis wasn't able to get into the crouching position necessary to play.
"No real structural damage, just knee inflammation," Mattingly said. "[He] actually did pretty good today, I know he was trying to stay off that [DL].