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- Updated: May 21, 2016
PITTSBURGH — Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang left Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Rockies after five innings due to discomfort in his left hand. He is day to day, the club announced.
An X-ray on Kang’s injured left hand revealed no fractures, he said.
“It’s good,” he said in English.
Kang slid headfirst into home plate, which was covered by Rockies catcher Tony Wolters’ leg, in the fourth inning. Kang broke for home from third base on a one-out ground ball by Matt Joyce.
Sliding outside of the plate, Kang reached out with his left hand to slap the dish, but instead hit Wolters’ shinguard. Kang was called out on the play, and Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged whether Wolters had violated Rule 7.13, the home-plate collision rule.
“I couldn’t really get my hands on it because the catcher was blocking the plate with his shinguard completely,” Kang said through interpreter HK Kim.
After a one-minute, 45-second replay review, officials determined that Wolters did not violate Rule 7.13 and that …
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