SAN FRANCISCO -- Rockies right-hander Jeff Hoffman’s smile and easy stride in the visiting clubhouse Wednesday were a stark contrast to the scene Tuesday night, when he was carted off the Oracle Park turf after being hit by a line drive.

It turned out that Alex Dickerson’s hard liner during the fourth inning of the Rockies’ 8-5, 16-inning victory over the Giants largely missed Hoffman’s kneecap. The injury was quickly ruled a contusion after an X-ray.

Hoffman said “there’s a pretty big bruise” and that if he had to bat Wednesday and hit an infield grounder he could not run up the first-base line, “but maybe tomorrow.”

There has been no announcement whether Hoffman would make his final scheduled start, which would be Sunday’s season finale, at home against the Brewers.