The Texas Rangers will await tests on first baseman Jake Burger after he left Friday’s game due to left side tightness.
Burger was preparing to swing at a pitch against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park when he lunged to swing at a low pitch. He missed the ball and left with a strikeout. But he also grabbed his left side after the swing as he walked away from the batter’s box.
He left the game after the at-bat. Ezequiel Duran took over for him at first base. The Rangers (37-39) won the game, 6-2.
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After the game, MLB.com reported that Burger would undergo scans on Saturday morning to determine what he was dealing with. Texas plays the second game of its series with Pittsburg at 3: 05 p.m. central.
His MLB.com page noted that was he suffered a left intercostal muscle strain last season with the Miami Marlins, and he missed three weeks. In 2023, with the Chicago White Sox, he suffered a strained left oblique, but he missed less than two weeks.
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