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- Updated: August 31, 2016
ARLINGTON — Nelson Cruz sat out his second straight game on Wednesday with a hand injury as the Mariners again faced a Rangers southpaw without their best right-handed bat in the lineup.
Cruz hurt his left hand on a checked swing in Sunday’s 4-1 loss to the White Sox, but he remained in that game and also played in Monday’s 6-3 loss to the Rangers before undergoing tests. The 36-year-old likely has a pinched nerve that is causing him to lose the sensation in his two lower fingers and hurting his ability to swing the bat.
“He feels better, but his grip strength is not where it needs to be yet,” manager Scott Servais said. “When you can’t grip the bat, it’s tough to be a hitter.”
With an off-day on Thursday, the decision was made to give Cruz another game off in the hope that …
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