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Dodgers rest Carl Crawford, set rotation for San Francisco series

Dodgers left fielder Carl Crawford breaks toward first base on an infield single against the Detroit Tigers during a game at Dodger Stadium.
(Kelvin Kuo / Associated Press)
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PHOENIX –- Carl Crawford will be sidelined Sunday with tightness on the right side of his abdominal muscles as the Dodgers try to complete a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Trevor Cahill, who gave up five runs in four innings to the Dodgers in Australia, will be pitching for the Diamondbacks.

Dan Haren will start for the Dodgers.

The Dodgers will have a day off Monday and resume play Tuesday in San Francisco. Josh Beckett, Paul Maholm and Hyun-Jin Ryu will start the three games against the Giants, Manager Don Mattingly announced.

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The Dodgers’ lineup Sunday:

Dee Gordon 2B
Yasiel Puig RF
Hanley Ramirez SS
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Matt Kemp CF
Andre Ethier LF
Juan Uribe 3B
Tim Federowicz C
Dan Haren P

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