LA Dodgers replace right-hander Louis Coleman with left-hander Luis Avilan

ATLANTA — Luis Avilan retued to the Dodgers on Thursday in the city where his career began.

The left-handed pitcher was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City and joined the bullpen for the final game of the Dodgers’ three-game series against the Atlanta Braves. Avilan gives the Dodgers three lefties, along with Adam Liberatore and J.P. Howell, to go with five right-handers.

Avilan took the roster spot of Louis Coleman, whose grandfather, Harold Louis Coleman I, passed away. Coleman can remain on the bereavement list for three to seven days.

In five iings this season across five appearances, Coleman allowed four runs.

Pedro Baez was a candidate to go on the 7-day concussion disabled list after he was hit in the back of a head by an errant warm-up throw in the fourth iing of Wednesday night’s win. But a player needs to be diagnosed with a concussion in order to make the list, and Baez passed memory tests after the game and again Thursday moing.

“When I got hit, I felt a little dizzy,” Baez said through a translator.

By the time he arrived at Tuer Field on Thursday moing, Baez said he felt well enough to pitch.

Avilan and Coleman were vying for the Dodgers’ final bullpen spot into the final weekend of spring training. After struggling in camp, Avilan notched five scoreless appearances across six iings at Oklahoma City to begin the season.

Avilan made 23 relief appearances last season for the Dodgers after they acquired him from the Braves in advance of last year’s trade deadline. He allowed nine runs in 15 2/3 iings, posting a 5.17 eaed-run average.

Crawford update

Carl Crawford‘s travel issue Wednesday will cost him an extra day of minor-league rehab.

The veteran left fielder was initially expected to rejoin the Dodgers as soon as he was eligible to retu from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday in Denver. Now he’ll join the team Monday at home.

Crawford was sidelined with soreness in his lower back April 9. He joined Triple-A Oklahoma City for their game last night but did not play. The Oklahoma City Dodgers play at home the next two days, then play Saturday in Iowa. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said that Crawford will play in all three games, then play for Single-A Rancho Cucamonga on Sunday.

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Crawford has three hits in 11 at-bats this season. The team hasn’t specified what travel issue delayed his arrival in Oklahoma City.

Thursday, he batted second and played left field in his Triple-A debut.