Matt Kemp?s consecutive games streak ended at 399 on Monday night, and worse news followed after the game, as the 2011 NL MVP runner-up was placed on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring.
It?s just Kemp?s second career trip to the DL. The first came due to a shoulder injury in April 2007.
Kemp?s absence will make Tony Gwynn Jr. the Dodgers? primary center fielder for a couple of weeks, though manager Don Mattingly indicated that Andre Ethier would likely make a couple of starts there. Ethier would probably play center against left-handers, allowing Scott Van Slyke to get some starts over Gwynn.
Jerry Sands is the replacement for Kemp on the roster. He was off to a slow start at Triple-A Albuquerque before suddenly going 6-for-7 with three homers and two walks the last two days. He?s primarily a left fielder, but the Dodgers could use him at first base over James Loney versus southpaws.
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