{"id":825129,"date":"2026-05-27T08:26:20","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/825129\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T08:26:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T08:26:20","slug":"dodgers-kike-hernandez-leaves-rout-of-rockies-with-oblique-strain-will-go-on-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/825129\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers’ Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez leaves rout of Rockies with oblique strain, will go on IL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dodgers<\/a> utility man Kik\u00e9 Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> sat with manager Dave Roberts on the dugout bench for a while after he was lifted from a 15-6 win over<\/a> the Rockies on Tuesday with what the team later called a left oblique strain.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe understood how frustrated I was,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said, \u201cand he was trying to get me to keep my head up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Dodgers plan to put Hern\u00e1ndez on the 10-day injured list and recall infielder Alex Freeland, Roberts said after the game. Hern\u00e1ndez expects to know more about the severity of the injury Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a bummer,\u201d Roberts said after the game. \u201cHe\u2019s missed a lot of time and worked hard to get back, was in great shape, added that spark that we had hoped.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was his second game of the season, after starting the year on the injured list after offseason surgery on his left elbow. And he was driving the ball hard.<\/p>\n

But he said he initially tweaked his oblique before his season debut, during batting practice Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was pretty embarrassed about it,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cI thought it was just weird tightness. Never done an oblique before. So I didn\u2019t really know what I was feeling. Came in today, wasn\u2019t feeling great. I got treatment, but I thought I could play. \u2026 Compared to some of the things I\u2019ve played through in the past, it was nothing.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd, yeah, it was a little more than nothing\u201d<\/p>\n

In Hern\u00e1ndez\u2019s first at-bat Tuesday, leading off the third inning, he launched a solo home run. That swing, however, \u201cfelt awful.\u201d<\/p>\n

In between innings, he felt it throwing to first.<\/b><\/p>\n

In his second at-bat he swung and missed before doubling as part of a four-run rally in the fourth inning. Neither swing felt good. When it also hurt running the bases, he knew it was time to come out of the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny other year, I would have at least tried to finish the game,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cBut \u2026 when I was with the Red Sox, going through my core injury, last year with my elbow, I just keep going through things and I make things a lot worse. Today was one of those games that I felt like if I kept going, I was probably going to really, really put myself in danger of missing the rest of the season. So I just told him that I couldn\u2019t go anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n

After talking with Roberts, Hern\u00e1ndez stood up and disappeared down the tunnel. He was replaced in the lineup by Hyeseong Kim, with Miguel Rojas sliding over from second base to third in the top of the fifth inning.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrustrating to say the least,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said. \u201cNot just because I missed time, but me coming back got somebody off the roster\u2014 those types of things. I was only able to give the team four at-bats. Yeah, tough. I feel pretty defeated right now. Hopefully we get somewhat good news tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez had been filling in for Max Muncy at third base, while Muncy recovered from being hit by a pitch on the right wrist on Friday in Milwaukee. But Muncy will be in the lineup Wednesday, Roberts said, after testing his wrist before the game by throwing to bases and hitting on the field. He entered the game Tuesday in the top of the ninth and fielded a groundout.<\/p>\n

So, the Dodgers will have options in the infield, even after designating Santiago Espinal for assignment Monday to activate Hern\u00e1ndez. Freeland is expected to fill the utility player role. But Hern\u00e1ndez made an immediate difference in just two games.<\/p>\n