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Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson leaves game with apparent injury

First publishedAug 16, 20:00 UTC
Last updatedAug 16, 20:58 UTC · 3m ago
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<p>One of the Cubs’ most durable players might have gotten injured.</p><p>Shortstop Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the third inning after swinging through a 0-0 Hunter Dobbins pitch. Swanson immediately grimaced in pain and was replaced by pinch-hitter James Triantos.</p><p>Swanson has played in 119 of the Cubs’ 125 games.</p><p>The Cubs trailed St.

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<p>One of the Cubs’ most durable players might have gotten injured.</p><p>Shortstop Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the third inning after swinging through a 0-0 Hunter Dobbins pitch. Swanson immediately grimaced in pain and was replaced by pinch-hitter James Triantos.</p><p>Swanson has played in 119 of the Cubs’ 125 games.</p><p>The Cubs trailed St. Louis 3-0 when Swanson departed.</p><p>In the top of the fourth, Nico Hoerner shifted to shortstop and Triantos stayed in at second base.</p><p>The team said Swanson had left side discomfort.</p>

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<p>One of the Cubs’ most durable players might have gotten injured.</p><p>Shortstop Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game against the Cardinals in the bottom of the third inning after swinging through a 0-0 Hunter Dobbins pitch. Swanson immediately grimaced in pain and was replaced by pinch-hitter James Triantos.</p><p>Swanson has played in 119 of the Cubs’ 125 games.</p><p>The Cubs trailed St.
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