Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández has exited Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies in the top of the third inning with an apparent leg injury.
Hernández grabbed his left hamstring after trying to run out a ground ball in the bottom of the second inning.
He was visibly frustrated in the dugout, slamming his helmet on the wall before going down to the clubhouse.
Hernández was replaced by Hyeseong Kim in left field.
The Dodgers already lost Kiké Hernández this series, as he was placed on the injured list on Wednesday with a left oblique strain. Kiké is expected to miss at least 6-8 weeks after the MRI showed a “significant tear.”
What is Teoscar Hernandez’s Injury?
The Dodgers announced Hernández exited Wednesday’s game with a left hamstring strain. Manager Dave Roberts should have a more substantial update after the game.
Teoscar Hernandez Was Heating Up Before Injury
Hernández got off to a slow start this season, but has been heating up as of late.
Over his last 15 games, Hernández slashed .346/.397/.577 with three home runs and 14 runs batted in. Over his last seven games, he had a slash line of .381/.440/.667.
Hernández was dropped in the Dodgers lineup amid his struggles, which seemed to help him turn things around.
“He certainly responded really well,” Roberts said of the move a couple weeks ago. “That wasn’t my plan, initially, to have him hit eighth. I just felt the way things were going, the way he was going, I thought it needed to be done.
“You can look at it different ways; as a challenge, or giving him a different look. However he took it, he’s responded well and knows that I always have his and everyone’s best interest at heart. But we needed him to be better and have more consistent at-bats. He’s doing that right now.”
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