Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig left Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers after he collided with the right field fence.
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Puig Suffers Knee Injury
Wednesday, June 29
Ken Gurnick of MLB.com reported that Puig suffered a minor knee contusion, and manager Dave Roberts said he expects Puig to play on Thursday.
Puig was scratched from the Dodgers lineup on May 31 with a sore left hamstring, and the injury raised some eyebrows since the slugger was limited to just 79 games during the 2015 season due to recurring right hamstring troubles.
Over the course of the truncated campaign, Puig batted just .255 with 11 home runs, 38 RBI, 66 strikeouts and 26 walks.
Entering Wednesday night's clash, Puig was batting .248 with six home runs and 23 RBI over the course of 60 appearances.
If Puig is forced to miss more time than expected, it will create problems for the Dodgers. Joc Pederson suffered a shoulder injury on Tuesday night after he collided with the outfield wall while making a spectacular catch, which means L.A. was already short-handed in the outfield to begin with.
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