A night after hitting a game-winning home run on what supervisor Brandon Hyde talked about was his “finest swing of the 12 months,” Orioles rookie infielder Gunnar Henderson exited Saturday’s recreation in the direction of the San Francisco Giants inside the third inning with low once more discomfort.
Ramón Urías modified Henderson at third base inside the bottom half of the physique. Henderson struck out inside the excessive of the second nevertheless took his place the following half inning, fielding a ground ball and throwing all through to first for the out, seemingly with out state of affairs. However MASN cameras confirmed Henderson grimacing and reaching for his once more after making the throw.
Hyde talked about after Baltimore’s 4-0 loss that the issue has been “lingering the previous few days,” together with that he eradicated Henderson as a precaution and he’s each day.
“Tried to play by way of it, and being within the recreation simply made it a bit of extra sore,” Hyde talked about, later together with, “He’ll be effective.”
Getting into this season as baseball’s excessive prospect and a favorite for American League Rookie of the 12 months, Henderson, 21, started the season slowly nevertheless has heated up of late. He received right here into Saturday hitting .258 with an .824 OPS over his earlier 18 video video games, in distinction with a .170 widespread and .651 OPS sooner than the stretch. Friday’s home run, a seventh-inning solo shot off Giants ace Logan Webb that gave Baltimore a 3-2 victory, was launched at 110.7 mph, Henderson’s hardest-hit ball of the season.
Together with Urías — who acquired the AL Gold Glove at third base last season — the Orioles’ completely different third basemen are utility participant Terrin Vavra, whose experience at that place is proscribed, and Josh Lester, who was generally known as up sooner than Saturday’s recreation after performing successfully at Triple-A Norfolk. Infielder Joey Ortiz has however to search for Norfolk after being optioned late last month whereas feeling beneath the local weather, whereas Jordan Westburg has mashed at Triple-A since being promoted to the extent almost a 12 months prior to now nevertheless has however to acquire a big league different.
The Orioles’ lineup is already with out All-Star coronary heart fielder Cedric Mullins, who’s anticipated to miss quite a lot of weeks after struggling a correct groin strain Tuesday.
“Each of these guys are such an enormous a part of our group,” first baseman/outfielder Ryan O’Hearn talked about. “Hopefully, Gunny’s all proper. … If that’s [not] the case, then subsequent man up, hold going, hold grinding as a group. We hope each these guys get wholesome as quickly as attainable as a result of we’d like them. They’re massive components of our group.”
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