BASEBALL: DAILY REPORT : DODGERS : Samuel Showing No Improvement

Juan Samuel will not come off the disabled list today as scheduled and could be injured worse than initially feared.

The swelling in Samuel’s left middle finger, one of two fingers that suffered fractures, has yet to subside, even though he has not taken a ground ball in a game since April 28.

Samuel will be re-examined Friday in Los Angeles by hand specialist Dr. Norman Zemel.

Samuel was hitting .264 with eight runs batted in when he went on the disabled list. While starting at second base in Samuel’s place, Lenny Harris and Mike Sharperson are 12 for 35 (.343), with two runs batted in and one error during nine starts.

Eric Davis missed a second consecutive start Tuesday with a tight hamstring, his fifth missed start in 29 games, and might not play again until this weekend in Los Angeles because the synthetic turf in Montreal has aggravated hamstring injuries in the past. . . . Kal Daniels, who has a sore knee, said he will run today, and if everything feels good he could be activated from the disabled list by Friday. . . The Dodgers are concerned about Jay Howell’s swollen left knee, which he aggravated while throwing in New York last weekend. Howell, who still hasn’t pitched in the major leagues this season because of shoulder problems, will have the knee examined Friday in Los Angeles. . . . Stan Javier is nursing a sore right foot after being hit by a pitch by Ken Hill on Monday. . . . Tim Wallach was a late scratch from the Expos’ starting lineup Tuesday when he was rushed to the hospital after suffering an allergic reaction, probably to something he ate. . . . Darrin Fletcher, a former Dodger, was placed on the 15-day disabled list with severe bronchitis. Fletcher had been hitting .204 in a platoon catching role.