Cubs' Kris Bryant leaves game with apparent finger injury
The Cubs have lost third baseman Kris Bryant at least for Wednesday's game after he appeared to injure a finger on his left hand sliding into third base in the first inning.
Kris Bryant has exited today's game in the 1st inning. Tommy La Stella takes over at 3B.
We'll update when we have more information.
— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) July 19, 2017
The play came when Bryant was attempting to advance on a wild pitch. Braves' catcher Tyler Flowers gunned down Bryant, who slid into third base head first and appeared to catch a finger on third baseman Johan Camargo's foot as he tagged out Bryant.
Tyler Flowers picks off #Cubs ' Kris Bryant - who appears to have injured his left finger in the slide & had to be removed from game #Braves pic.twitter.com/R0mEHEWvhS
— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) July 19, 2017
This comes just one day after Astros All-Star Carlos Correa was put on the DL for a torn ligament in his thumb that stemmed from injuring his hand sliding into home plate in a game versus the Braves before the All-Star break.
Mike Trout also missed some two months earlier this season sliding into second base head first on a stolen base.
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Bryant is hitting .273 this season with 19 home runs and 40 RBIs.