The Los Angeles Dodgers will be without their cleanup hitter for the foreseeable future.
Teoscar Hernández has been placed on the Dodgers’ injured list with a left groin strain, the team announced on Tuesday.
Outfielder James Outman has been recalled from triple-A Oklahoma City to replace the star slugger.
Hernández, 32, was set to have an MRI on his left hamstring Tuesday after he left in the fourth inning of the Dodgers’ 7-4 victory against the Miami Marlins on Monday night with tightness in his leg.
“I got word that it was tight — whether it was a hamstring, abductor,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He’s a guy that just doesn’t come out of games by way of injury. That’s a little concerning, given the person.”
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Hernández hit an RBI double for the Dodgers’ first run in the first inning and singled to right in the third. When Hernández returned to the dugout for the fourth, he was replaced by Chris Taylor.
Roberts said Hernández first experienced tightness after he chased and caught a ball hit in the gap by Javier Sanoja in the third.
Hernández is slashing .315/.333/.600 with nine home runs and 34 RBIs this season.
Outman struggled last season with the Dodgers, slashing .147/.256/.265 with four home runs and 11 RBIs over 53 games. But the 27-year-old has excelled in the minors so far this season, posting a .254/.322/.508 line with a team-leading eight homers to go along with 27 RBIs.
-With files from the Associated Press
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