Dodgers' Kyle Tucker Exits Game With Back Spasms, Catcher Dalton Rushing Also Pulled

MINNEAPOLIS — Dodgers correct fielder Kyle Tucker exited nan crippled against nan Twins connected Monday successful nan apical of nan 2nd inning pinch little backmost spams, nan squad announced.

He drew a locomotion successful nan 2nd inning, precocious to 2nd connected Tommy Edman’s single, and was replaced by pinch-runner Alex Call astatine 2nd guidelines soon after.

Tucker jogged disconnected nan section into nan dugout, his manus connected his correct broadside arsenic he talked to hitting coach Aaron Bates.

Tucker, successful his first play pinch nan Dodgers aft signing a four-year woody worthy $240 cardinal this winter, entered Monday pinch a .705 OPS, connected gait for his worst violative twelvemonth by that measurement since his 2018 debut play pinch nan Astros.

Tucker precocious went connected a agelong of 9 games pinch a .303 batting average. But past he went hitless successful nan Dodgers’ 2 losses to nan Orioles past weekend.

“If we tin get him backmost to being who he is, past we’ll stake connected nan results,” head Dave Roberts said earlier nan crippled Monday, noting Tucker’s estimation for controlling nan onslaught zone. “It’s not thing that we mightiness spot tonight. But I deliberation going present forward, that’s thing that I deliberation we’re going to see.”

Rushing exits

Dodgers catcher Dalton Rushing was replaced down nan sheet successful nan bottommost of nan 3rd inning by Chuckie Robinson. The Dodgers did not instantly denote nan logic for his departure.

Rushing near nan crippled to norm retired a concussion, nan squad said. At nan clip of nan announcement, nan Dodgers did not constituent to an inciting incident, but Rushing did return a foul extremity disconnected his catcher’s disguise connected opener Will Klein’s first transportation of nan game.

The Dodgers were already down 1 catcher. Starting catcher Will Smith has been sidelined for a small complete 2 weeks pinch a cervix injury. He did not recreation pinch nan squad to Minnesota.