Cincinnati second baseman Jonathan India left the Reds’ road game against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the fifth inning Thursday due to a right hamstring injury, but the ailment apparently isn’t serious.
Manager David Bell said postgame, “It might be just a day. That was really great news because you just never know. It’s definitely a hamstring. The fact there is even discussion of him playing in the next couple of days is all I needed to hear.”
India, the 2021 National League Rookie of the Year, beat out a slow roller to third base but began to limp after crossing the first base bag. During a visit from a member of the team medical staff, India appeared to grab the back of his right leg.
Heading into the opener of a four-game series at Los Angeles, India was hitting just .192, but he had two hits in three at-bats Thursday for his first multi-hit game since Opening Day. The 25-year-old Florida native was just 3-for-21 in the five games in between.
In 150 games last season, India batted .269 with an .835 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, 34 doubles, 21 home runs and 69 RBIs.