SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� San Francisco Giants third baseman Casey against the Milwaukee Brewers in the bottom of the second inning due to a left knee injury.
Schmitt appeared to hurt his left leg after rounding first base following a single to right field. He showed discomfort and was grasping at his lower left leg after the play.
Schmitt was able to walk off the field on his own power, limping with a trainer at his side as he left the game. Schmitt was replaced by backup Christian Koss and the Giants went on to .
鈥淪cary moment there for him,鈥� manager Tony Vitello said after the game. 鈥淗e鈥檚 a unique personality, but he鈥檚 definitely got a level of toughness to him. And you go out there and he was really struggling just to kind of even move around there with (head trainer Dave Groeschner) checking on him.鈥�
Schmitt will undergo an MRI and it is not yet known whether he’ll be added to the injury list. Regardless, Vitello doesn鈥檛 expect Schmitt to be back right away.
鈥淎t this point, (he is) probably going to miss some significant time,鈥� Vitello said. 鈥淏ut based off what we see tomorrow, be interesting what (Groeschner) has, hoping it鈥檚 as limited an amount of time as possible.鈥�
Schmitt adds to San Francisco鈥檚 growing injury list as the team was already without third baseman Matt Chapman (abdominal strain) and outfielders Jung Hoo Lee (right elbow soreness), and Victor Bericoto (left oblique strain).
Vitello commented that with Schmitt鈥檚 injury, rather than rush starter Chapman back, they鈥檒l look to another player to fill in at third base.
Schmitt is hitting .271 with 21 home runs and 55 RBIs, all career bests. Schmitt signed a one-year, $810,000 contract this past year.
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