The Los Angeles Dodgers placed third baseman Max Muncy on the injured list with an oblique strain, according to ESPN's Alden González.

The Dodgers' lineup scuffled greatly when Max Muncy spent nearly five weeks on the injured list earlier this summer. Now, they'll have to weather another stretch without their third baseman. Less than two weeks after returning,

Third baseman Max Muncy was diagnosed with a Grade 1 oblique strain and landed on the injured list Friday, a major blow to a Dodgers team that finds itself fading in the standings. Muncy was a late scratch from Wednesday's lineup after feeling soreness in his right side during pregame batting practice.