We acquired the sensation of oh no right here we go once more within the seventh inning of final night time’s win when Miguel Vargas acquired hit in the fitting hand by a Connor Seabold fastball. That’s the identical hand that had the fractured pinkie finger early in spring coaching. With Vargas staying in and finishing the sport on Monday night time, the hope is he dodged a bullet.
Dave Roberts offered a measured however optimistic replace to reporters after the sport.
“His thumb is okay. We’ll get it checked out. He stated it was sore however full vary of movement, there’s power. Hopefully, he is available in feeling good. I believe (Tuesday), the subsequent day, we’ll know extra however he was adamant about staying within the recreation.”
Miguel Vargas has been a breakout star for the Dodgers to open the season, so LA might sick afford to be with out him for a time frame. To date this season, Miggy is 3-8 (.375) however with a league-leading 9 walks (.722 on-base proportion).
It wouldn’t be stunning to see the second baseman get the day without work on Tuesday. With the off day on Wednesday, it will give him two days to get any ache or swelling out of that thumb space. Alternatively, the child remains to be simply 23 and youngsters really feel no ache or one thing.
The Dodgers ship Julio Urias to the mound tonight for his second begin of the season. He’ll face Rockies ace German Marquez with first pitch at 7:10 PM at Dodger Stadium.
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