Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier broke a small bone in his right pinkie while swinging the bat before Saturday's game against the Padres. Ethier, who leads the National League in home runs, RBIs and batting average, will return to Los Angeles on Sunday to meet with team physician Dr. Neal ElAttrache and hand specialist Dr. Steve Shinn. He said his finger got pinched against the knob of his bat while he was taking a swing. "I was just in the cage hitting, taking regular swings," Ethier said. "This is something I have done quite a few times before, but it's usually a sprain or a bruise. This time, it finally gave way, I think. I swung three or four more times afterward, thinking it was just a sprain. But then I sat around for an hour, and it started throbbing a little bit. "I thought at that point that it must be pretty bad this time. I went out and played catch, and it flared back up a little bit. So then I tried to hold a bat just to see what it felt like, and it didn't feel right." Ethier is batting .392 with 11 doubles, 11 homers and 38 RBIs this season.