"Smith was scratched from Wednesday's lineup with discomfort in his right hand. It's certainly cause for concern as the All-Star sustained a bone bruise in his right hand just last week. The injury caused Smith to miss five games and he was able to return to the lineup Tuesday. However, Smith's hand began swelling up following his pre-game work and he was a late scratch."
"Not overly concerned but we've got to get that swelling under wraps. "We thought that he was going to be able to play tonight. But with the setback a little bit, we've got to make sure it doesn't happen again. I'm not sure. I don't want to say he's not going to play Friday but we've got to be pretty confident he can catch two out of three if he's going to play on Friday.""
Los Angeles holds a three-game lead in the NL West and rides a four-game win streak into a series at Oracle Park. Catcher Will Smith was scratched with right-hand discomfort after sustaining a bone bruise last week that already cost him five games; he returned Tuesday but experienced renewed swelling following pregame work. Manager Dave Roberts said treatment will occur during the day off and a Friday decision will hinge on confidence that Smith can catch two of three. Smith is batting .296 with 17 home runs, 61 RBI and a .902 OPS with 16 games remaining.
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