The Dodgers have activated start center fielder Matt Kemp from the 15-day disabled list. To make room on the active roster, outfielder Jerry Sands has been optioned back to Triple-A.
Kemp, who has 12 home runs and is hitting .359/.446/.726 on the season, hasn't played since May 13, when he went down with a left hamstring strain. Despite Kemp's exceptional levels of production in 2012, the Dodgers managed to go 9-5 without him. Although Kemp has missed significant time, he's still on pace for 41 homers this season.
In a brief rehab stint with Triple-A Las Vegas that can best be described as "utterly dominating," Kemp with 5-for-7 with a pair of home runs. He's expected to be back in the Dodger lineup on Tuesday night at home against the Brewers.
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