The Chicago Cubs are already dealing with Kris Bryant’s shoulder injury by resting him the past two games and on Wednesday Javier Baez was out of the lineup because of a knee bruise. Baez pinch hit for the Cubs today, so that was a good sign that he’s OK, but when he had to run out a slow grounder between the plate and pitcher’s mound the concern over his knee returned.
Here’s the play.
Initially, the Cubs left Baez in at second base, but obviously as you could tell from the video above he wasn’t close to feeling fine. The Cubs then took out Baez, sending pitcher Tyler Chatwood in to pinch hit during Ian Happ’s at-bat.
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Baez was taken out of Tuesday night’s game after Steven Souza slid into second, inadvertently hitting Baez on his left knee.
Baez iced the knee after that game and tested it out before Wednesday’s afternoon start at Wrigley Field.
Baez in the OF doing some drills, testing his knee. pic.twitter.com/AyAP238M1l
— Jesse Rogers (@ESPNChiCubs) July 25, 2018
Baez out testing his knee under the watchful eye of #Cubs athletic trainer Matt Johnson. pic.twitter.com/YMyzNCMSKV
— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) July 25, 2018
So, the knee is still bothering Baez and at this point it is a worry for the Cubs, who again aren’t sure about Kris Bryant’s status either.
The good at least for Wednesday’s game is that after Baez reached on the single and got to second base, Chatwood ended up scoring the game-winning run later in the eighth inning.
