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Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy is moving forward in his recovery from a right oblique strain after a chiropractic adjustment, manager Dave Roberts revealed Thursday.

“Max had a real good breakthrough with how he felt,” Roberts revealed to reporters before the Dodgers were swept by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. “So I’m really encouraged. I talked to him by text today. So I think that we’ve kind of crossed a hurdle.”

Muncy last played on May 15 versus division rival, the San Francisco Giants.

“There was a chiropractic adjustment that kind of aligned things in there, in the ribs, which is great,” Roberts explained. “So when everything’s telling you that you’re healthy and you’re fine, sometimes it’s kind of a body lineup thing that gets things back in line, right?”

Muncy experienced lingering oblique pain and discomfort whenever he took a swing. Roberts shared that Muncy would need more time to rehab; however, the chiropractic adjustment was a step in the right direction.

“So that’s something he was pretty excited about,” Roberts said.

As Muncy’s recovery process continues, he will most likely be headed for a rehab assignment. The Dodgers have been short of their power hitter in the lineup since May.