Andy Pages Injury: Left-Hand Fracture, 4-5 Weeks

The Andy Pages injury is a fractured left hand, confirmed after a 100.2 mph hit-by-pitch Friday night. Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages took a sinker from Pittsburgh Pirates right-hander Bubba Chandler off the back of his hand in the third inning at Dodger Stadium, USA Today reported. He stayed in the game. Kiké Hernández replaced him in center to start the fifth. After Los Angeles won 5-4 in 10 innings, manager Dave Roberts told reporters the X-rays showed a break.

"X-rays unfortunately came up as a fracture so he'll be out for a while," Roberts said, per USA Today. He called it "not season ending" and put the window at four to five weeks. "I would expect him back. Knowing him, on the earlier side. But it's going to be four weeks but there's still time in the season for him to be back," Roberts said. Yahoo Sports had the earlier in-game version: Pages left after the HBP, and the club first listed a left-hand contusion.

Andy Pages injury timeline after the 100.2 mph HBP

MLB.com put the pitch at 100.2 mph and said Pages was in visible pain. Roberts and a trainer went out with him to first base. He advanced to third before the inning ended, the Associated Press reported, then played one more inning in the field. Larry Brown Sports had the same four-to-five-week window and a return around the start of the postseason if the bone cooperates. Surgery is still on the table. The AP said Roberts does not believe a procedure would change the timetable. The regular season ends Sept. 27.

What the Dodgers lose while Pages is out

Larry Brown Sports had Pages entering Friday batting .272 with 21 home runs and a team-best 12 stolen bases. His 80 RBI tied Shohei Ohtani for the club lead through 128 games. The AP listed him at .272 with 80 RBIs and noted this was his first All-Star season. MLB.com added the glove: 5.6 bWAR, second on the team behind Ohtani (6.8), a .796 OPS, and nine outs above average in center, 96th percentile per Statcast. Roberts batted him third Friday behind Ohtani and Freddie Freeman. That is the hole.

Replacing the glove is the job Roberts named first. "You've got to be mindful of the defense, certainly in center field," he said, per MLB.com. "We'll piece it together." Hernández finished Friday there. Tommy Edman, who had the winning single in the 10th, could see time in center, Roberts and the AP both said. This is the same injury week that already put Ketel Marte on the injured list in Arizona. The 5-4 walk-off was the good news Friday. The X-ray was not.

Andy Pages injury FAQ

How long is Andy Pages out with the hand fracture? Dave Roberts told USA Today and the AP that X-rays showed a left-hand fracture and the window is four to five weeks. He said it is not season-ending and he expects Pages back on the earlier side.

How did Andy Pages get hurt against the Pirates? He was hit on the back of the left hand by a 100.2 mph sinker from Bubba Chandler in the third inning Friday, USA Today and MLB.com reported. He stayed in, then left before the fifth.

Will Andy Pages need surgery? Roberts said surgery is possible, the AP reported, but he does not believe a procedure would change the four-to-five-week timetable. MLB.com said the Dodgers are still unsure if he needs it.