"Los Angeles Dodgers utility star Kiké Hernandez was forced to exit Tuesday's 10-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds early due to back tightness. Hernandez was 2-for-3 before being replaced in the bottom of the sixth inning by Alex Call. After the game, manager Dave Roberts confirmed the injury, but said Hernandez would be good to go for Wednesday's Game 2. "He's playing tomorrow," Roberts said. "He has some back tightness. Just trying to take care in this particular game, getting him ready for tomorrow and beyond. But he'll be in there tomorrow.""
"Hernandez missed nearly two months of the season due to an elbow injury, but returned in late August and found his groove in late September. He went 6-for-17 over his last four games of the regular season, and continued to hit well in Wild Card Game 1. Hernandez always seems to turn things on in October, which is why LA has decided to put him in left field this series and leave Michael Conforto off the roster."
Kiké Hernandez exited Tuesday's 10-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds early because of back tightness. He was 2-for-3 before being replaced in the bottom of the sixth inning by Alex Call. Manager Dave Roberts confirmed the back tightness after the game and said Hernandez will play Wednesday's Game 2. Hernandez missed nearly two months earlier in the season with an elbow injury, returned in late August and hit well in late September. He went 6-for-17 over his last four regular-season games and continued to hit in Wild Card Game 1. Los Angeles placed him in left field for the series and left Michael Conforto off the roster.
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