Dodgers utility man Kiké Hernández sat with manager Doc Roberts on the dugout bench for a while after he was lifted from the game against the Rockies on Tuesday with what the team later called a left oblique strain.
It was his second game of the season, after starting the year on the injured list after offseason surgery on his left elbow. And he was driving the ball hard.
In his first at-bat, leading off the third inning, he launched a solo home run. In his second, he doubled as part of a four-run rally in the fourth inning. But the broadcast caught him wincing after that second hit.
After talking with Roberts, Hernández stood up and disappeared down the tunnel. He was replaced in the lineup by Hyeseong Kim, with Miguel Rojas sliding over from second base to third in the top of the fifth inning.
This story will be updated as more information comes available.