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Reuters
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy suffered a hand bruise after a bad hop grounder caught his right hand during Wednesday night's game. Unable to close or hold the bat, Muncy left the game in the fifth inning against the Minnesota Twins. However, the X-ray was negative.
The Dodgers have Thursday off ahead of his seven-game road trip that begins Friday in Kansas City.
"It was a bruise on his throwing hand," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "The x-rays were negative, so I'm going to take the day off today and see how he reacts on Friday."[22][23]Muncie hit a home run to make him 1-2 and back-to-back before leaving the team. Extending hits to his seven games. 180, up 18 points during the streak.
He has his 13th home run and his 40th RBI in the season.
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