After two days off, Isiah Kiner-Falefa (hamstring) told me this morning he feels good and is ready to return to the lineup. However, he said he may be given another day off due to the forecast for the Pirates' matchup against the Padres today at PNC Park.
If he's not in the lineup, Kiner-Falefa said he'd be available to pinch-hit or play in the field if he's needed.
The 30-year-old shortstop has missed the Pirates' last two games after tweaking his right hamstring during their game against the Cubs on Wednesday. Kiner-Falefa said he tweaked it while rounding the bases on Andrew McCutchen's two-run double in the seventh inning, the same play that brought on a 10-minute delay after Kavan Markwood plunged 21 feet from atop the Clemente Wall in right field.
Kiner-Falefa said he was was overcompensating for a contusion on his left ankle that he suffered when the Pirates caught Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages in a rundown on April 25. He said he collided with Paul Skenes and was fine for a few days until the injury got worse.
In 100 at-bats, Kiner-Falefa is hitting .280/.333/.330 with a .663 OPS. He's tallied seven RBIs with three doubles and one triple. He's also struck out 20 times and has recorded seven walks and six stolen bases. He's leading the Pirates in batting average and is second on the team in hits (28), trailing only Bryan Reynolds' team-high of 32.
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IKF says he's ready to go
After two days off, Isiah Kiner-Falefa (hamstring) told me this morning he feels good and is ready to return to the lineup. However, he said he may be given another day off due to the forecast for the Pirates' matchup against the Padres today at PNC Park.
If he's not in the lineup, Kiner-Falefa said he'd be available to pinch-hit or play in the field if he's needed.
The 30-year-old shortstop has missed the Pirates' last two games after tweaking his right hamstring during their game against the Cubs on Wednesday. Kiner-Falefa said he tweaked it while rounding the bases on Andrew McCutchen's two-run double in the seventh inning, the same play that brought on a 10-minute delay after Kavan Markwood plunged 21 feet from atop the Clemente Wall in right field.
Kiner-Falefa said he was was overcompensating for a contusion on his left ankle that he suffered when the Pirates caught Dodgers outfielder Andy Pages in a rundown on April 25. He said he collided with Paul Skenes and was fine for a few days until the injury got worse.
In 100 at-bats, Kiner-Falefa is hitting .280/.333/.330 with a .663 OPS. He's tallied seven RBIs with three doubles and one triple. He's also struck out 20 times and has recorded seven walks and six stolen bases. He's leading the Pirates in batting average and is second on the team in hits (28), trailing only Bryan Reynolds' team-high of 32.
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