3 Pirates leave Giants game with injuries
Three Pittsburgh Pirates players left the game against the San Francisco Giants with injuries Friday night at PNC Park.
In the eighth, shortstop Erik Gonzalez and center fielder Starling Marte collided trying to run down a bloop single by Yangervis Solarte.
Both Pirates players were on the ground for several minutes before Gonzalez left the field on his own. Marte stood up and was taken from the field on a golf cart.
Jung Ho Kang moved from third base to replace Gonzalez while J.B. Shuck shifted from left field to center field.
Starting pitcher Jordan Lyles suffered a contusion of his right throwing hand in the sixth inning when he deflected a line drive off the bat of Joe Panik that turned into a double play.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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