Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton was carted off in the fourth inning against Cincinnati with a left leg injury. Stratton suffered the injury while trying to chase down the ball behind home plate. Stratton was covering home after uncorking a wild pitch that Pirates catcher Joey Bart tracked down.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Hunter Stratton , left, is taken from the field after getting injured in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, in Pittsburgh. PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Hunter Stratton was carted off in the fourth inning of Saturday night’s game against Cincinnati with a left leg injury suffered while trying to chase down the ball behind home plate.
Stratton was pitching to Tyler Stephenson with two on and one out when he uncorked a wild pitch. Pirates catcher Joey Bart tracked it down and flipped it to Stratton, who missed it. The ball rolled to the backstop and Stratton slid while trying to retrieve it. He fell awkwardly to the ground clutching his left leg.
Stratton had just entered the game for an ineffective Jake Woodford. He was ahead in the count 0-2 before the wild pitch allowed Jonathan India and Elly De La Cruz to score to push Cincinnati’s lead to 8-2.The 27-year-old Stratton has been solid out of the bullpen this season, going 2-1 with a 3.58 ERA in 35 appearances at the time of the injury.
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