SAN FRANCISCO — For the second night in a row, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy was removed from the game a half-inning after being hit by a pitch.
Muncy was struck on the right side of his head by a 94.1 mph sinker from Giants left-hander Matt Gage in the top of the sixth inning of Saturday night’s game at Oracle Park. Muncy stayed down for several moments, holding his right hand to the side of his head.
After being checked out by team trainers, Muncy initially stayed in the game to run the bases, but was was replaced by Kiké Hernández at third base in the bottom of the sixth inning.
On Friday night, Muncy was hit on his right hand/wrist area. Similarly, he stayed in to run but was replaced in the field afterward. Per manager Dave Roberts, X-rays on the hand came back negative, but Muncy was worried that his ability to throw might have been compromised.
Muncy was back in the starting lineup on Saturday. Before the game, Roberts noted that he and Muncy would continue to monitor how his hand was feeling in case another situation where a defensive replacement would make sense arose.