Josh VanMeter Exits Game With Left Hand Discomfort

Josh VanMeter was shaking his left hand after turning a double play, and was taken out of Wednesday’s game in the sixth inning. The Pirates say that VanMeter is dealing with left hand discomfort and is considered day-to-day.

VanMeter has been having a strong stretch at the plate for the Bucs, and that continued with a first-inning RBI-single against the Dodgers. He now has hits in eight of his last 10 games, and is batting .333 (10 for 30) during that stretch.

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VanMeter was replaced by Rodolfo Castro and second base, and Castro hit his first home run of the year, a two-run shot, in VanMeter’s absence.