Andy Pages exits game with left hand contusion after hit by pitch in 3rd frame
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LOS ANGELES -- Andy Pages was replaced in center field after being hit by a pitch on his left hand during the Dodgers' series opener against the Pirates on Friday night at Dodger Stadium. The team announced that Pages has a contusion.
Pages took a 100.2 mph sinker from Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler off his hand in the bottom of the third inning. He was in visible pain, and manager Dave Roberts and a trainer accompanied him to first base. After being checked on, Pages initially remained in the game and played one more inning in the field.
But when the Dodgers took the field for the top of the fifth inning, Kiké Hernández replaced Pages in center field.
A first-time All-Star this season, Pages has established himself as a key piece of the Dodgers' core. Entering Friday, his 5.6 bWAR ranked second on the team, behind only Shohei Ohtani (6.8).