Roberts doesn’t fret rematch

of Rich Hill, Hyun-Jin Ryu and Kenta Maeda took a hellacious pounding last week in Arizona, giving up 19 runs in 102⁄3 innings as the Dodgers were swept for the first time this season.

The Diamondbacks visit Dodger Stadium for a threegame series, which begins Monday. The three pitchers for the Dodgers? Hill. Ryu. Maeda. Manager Dave Roberts sounded unconcerned about the prospects of a repeat.

“It doesn’t matter,” Roberts said. “They just didn’t pitch well. We’ll be at home. They’re going to pitch better. As far as the matchups, we’re not concerned about the matchups.”

The Dodgers will use six pitchers for one turn through the rotation this week. The team activated Clayton Kershaw from the disabled list Friday. Alex Wood will be activated Saturday. After this week, Roberts said, the team will reshape its rotation into a fiveman unit, likely shifting either Maeda or Ryu into the bullpen.

Seager to throw

inflammation since Tuesday, Corey Seager will begin a throwing program that is scheduled to last four to seven days, Roberts said. After that, the team will try to return him to the starting lineup at shortstop.

Seager said Friday that an MRI exam of the elbow revealed “problems,” which are causing swelling and inflammation, but he downplayed the severity of the condition. He said he could play through pain and would get reevaluated after the playoffs. Roberts echoed that plan.

“We’re not concerned about it,” Roberts said. “Corey feels good about it.

Short hops

The Dodgers promoted pitchers Brock Stewart, who started the first game of the Saturday doubleheader against San Diego, and Wilmer Font, who was selected Pacific Coast League pitcher of the year. Font had a 3.42 earned-run average for triple-A Oklahoma City. To make room on the roster, the Dodgers designated pitcher Jordan Jankowski for assignment.