Hamilton has knee contusion among bumps, bruises

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CINCINNATI — When Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton woke up sore Tuesday morning, he felt similar to how one feels the day after a hard-impact collision. In essence, because of his speed, Hamilton’s crash into the wall on Monday was probably pretty similar to one.

Hamilton, who exited Monday’s 6-3 loss to the Marlins before the fifth inning, slammed into the center-field wall in the third inning trying to catch Martin Prado’s fly ball. The speedster was diagnosed primarily with a right knee contusion, but described also feeling sore in his shoulder and entire right side.

“Full speed into a wall,” Hamilton said Tuesday afternoon. “That wall came up faster than I thought it was. I’ve hit the wall a few times this year, but this one was the worst one, I think. It’s not moving, I’m the one moving. The wall 6, me 0. I haven’t beaten the wall yet, I’m not sure I’ve beaten the wall yet. The wall is …

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