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Dodgers Get Mixed News on Kyle Tucker, Dalton Rushing Injuries Ahead of Twins Game
The Los Angeles Dodgers got a double serving of bad news on Tuesday as outfielder Kyle Tucker and catcher Dalton Rushing both left the matchup with the Minnesota Twins with injuries.
Tucker left the game first, departing in the second inning with lower back spasms.
Rushing followed soon afterward to be checked for a concussion. He’d been hit by a foul tip in the first inning.
Neither player was in the lineup Tuesday night, but one of them stood a chance of coming in off the bench, manager Dave Roberts said pregame when speaking with SportsNet LA’s Kirsten Watson.
Dalton Rushing appears to be OK
Rushing reportedly passed his concussion test Monday night, but protocol dictates he pass another one 24 hours later, which Roberts indicated would be at around 6 p.m. Central Time.
“I had a couple of symptoms that scared them a little bit,” Rushing said Monday, as detailed by Courtney Hollmon of MLB.com. “Thankfully, we played it the safe route. … I had [a concussion] recently in ’23. I got hit with a backswing in the back of the head, and I tried to stand up in the next box and fell down. So, I would say that one was pretty bad. But this one was just a headache. The headache and a little bit of nauseous feeling. … Take some medicine, pass a concussion test and we’ll move on.”
Roberts added that Rushing told him “he’s good to go,” but he’ll still give Chuckie Robinson the start at catcher just to be safe.
“[Rushing’s assertions that he’s OK] doesn’t carry too much weight until I hear it from the medical staff, but it is good to know that he says he’s good to go,” Roberts said. “My hope is that he’ll be available off the bench in some capacity.”
Kyle Tucker is out for the Twins series
Tucker, meanwhile, is likely to miss Tuesday and Wednesday against the Twins in hopes that he can be ready to play Friday for the opening game of the series against the San Diego Padres.
“He’s feeling better but is unavailable tonight,” Roberts said. “Most likely, we’ll stay away from him this series in hopes of getting him back on Friday.”
Roberts implied that if Tucker can’t play this weekend, the Dodgers will have to come up with a course of action, which seems likely to be a stint on the injured list if need be.
“Ideally, he would swing the bat tomorrow and do some type of activity to go into the off day, but if he doesn’t, then we’ll probably have a tougher decision on Friday,” Roberts said.
