DENVER -- The Los Angeles Dodgers scratched shortstop Hanley Ramirez from their starting lineup Tuesday night before a 10-4 loss to Colorado because of a strained right elbow.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said Ramirez, who pinch hit in the seventh inning and struck out, was unlikely to return to start Wednesday's day game.
"We always worry about his shoulder a little bit with the A.C. [joint], that's always a little back and forth," Mattingly said. "He said he felt something yesterday on a throw and didn't think much of it, but today he was fairly sore when he tried to warm up and couldn't get going."
Ramirez has missed 31 games this season with a variety of ailments, including calf, oblique and shoulder injuries. He was limited to 86 games last year by thumb, hamstring and shoulder injuries. The Dodgers replaced Ramirez at shortstop with Justin Turner, batting sixth.
Ramirez originally was listed in the Dodgers' starting lineup, but the lineup was revised after Ramirez met with Dodgers trainer Stan Conte during batting practice.
Ramirez is batting .277 with 13 home runs and 69 RBIs.