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Alden Gonzalez
LOS ANGELES — Clayton Kershaw‘s 3,000th career strikeout was preceded by a scary, dispiriting second, when Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy injured his left knee and needed to be helped off the sector Wednesday night time.
With one out within the sixth, Muncy leaped to catch a throw from Dodgers catcher Will Smith on an tried steal of third base by Chicago White Sox heart fielder Michael A. Taylor, whose helmet collided immediately with the facet of Muncy’s left leg on a headfirst slide. Muncy instantly fell to the bottom and clutched his left knee, then limped off with the help of head athletic coach Thomas Albert.
Preliminary exams had the crew feeling “optimistic,” Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned after a come-from-behind, 5-4 victory, including that the “hope” is Muncy merely sustained a sprain. However the Dodgers will know extra after he undergoes an MRI on Thursday.
Muncy, 34, acquired off to a gradual begin however has been red-hot because the starting of Could, slashing .329/.425/.570 with eight residence runs and 27 RBIs.
4 years in the past, whereas enjoying first base, he suffered a equally freakish harm on a collision with a runner, sustaining a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left elbow whereas making an attempt to catch a large throw from Smith on Oct. 3, 2021. Muncy wound up lacking the following playoffs.
The Dodgers hope this harm is just not as severe.
“We’re all serious about Munce proper now,” mentioned Kershaw, who recorded his 3,000th strikeout instantly after Muncy’s harm. “He is an enormous a part of our crew, made a terrific play there. I do not actually know why [Taylor] stole there; it simply appeared pointless. I really feel dangerous that it occurred. We’re all holding our breath that Munce goes to be OK. He is clearly an enormous a part of our crew, and particularly the final two months he is been unbelievable.”