Orioles left fielder Austin Hays left Tuesday evening’s sport towards the Boston Red Sox after the third inning with a bruised proper hand, which seemingly stemmed from a failed bunt try within the backside half of that body.
Initial X-rays didn’t present any breaks, the Orioles stated, and Hays will endure additional testing.
“We caught a break there with the X-rays being negative, so that’s great news,” supervisor Brandon Hyde stated. “It’s day-to-day. It’s obviously really sore. I think we got lucky.”
With the Orioles trailing 7-0, Hays tried to bunt on an 88 mph sinker from Boston right-hander Corey Kluber, however the pitch tailed in and hit the fingers of Hays’ proper hand, which had been wrapped across the bat, earlier than the ball went foul. Hays flied out to deep proper area on the subsequent pitch earlier than being changed in left by Terrin Vavra for the highest of the fourth.
Before Tuesday, Hays had performed within the outfield for all however eight of the Orioles’ defensive innings this season, together with manning left area for each body at Camden Yards. Hays has additionally been amongst Baltimore’s most impactful hitters; his flyout left him with a .301 batting common and .883 OPS. He hit the go-ahead RBI single within the backside of the fifth inning in Monday evening’s 5-4 comeback win over Boston.
In Hays’ place, Vavra went 2-for-3. He singled amid a five-run ninth inning that wasn’t sufficient to beat Baltimore’s early deficit because the Orioles’ seven-game profitable streak ended with an 8-6 loss.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com