I think the impetus was with Jason being down, we just really don't know his timeline. So it gives Andy a runway. What that means, I don't know. But I know a couple weeks is certainly fair. I'll try to get him in there as much as I can to try to see what we have in him, manager Dave Roberts said.
Heyward's return has always been predicated on how his back responded to increased baseball activity, which was met with some lingering discomfort. That prompted the Dodgers to plan on Heyward needing a rehab assignment prior to getting activated.
In addition to Heyward's injury, the Dodgers are giving Pages every opportunity to show his offensive production in Oklahoma City can translate at the Major League level in order to provide a boost to the lineup.
Lack of production from the lower third of Dodgers lineup was a factor as well, but ultimately it was Heyward's injury that prompted Pages getting called up and Taylor Trammell designated for assignment.
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