Manager Don - Set To Miss A Game Reuters

Wed Aug 29, 2012 3:21am EDT

(Reuters) - Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Matt Kemp can be anticipated to forget as a minimum a single online game after slamming into the center-field wall in Colorado about Tuesday.

After the actual initial inning mishap, Kemp next dived tough for a blooper single as well as has been obligated to get away from this game. The Dodgers' slugger was treated for a knee injury, a chin gash as well as a sore jaw, as his or her staff fell 8-4 on the Rockies.

Manager Don Mattingly claimed Kemp revealed simply no symptoms involving a concussion but might have an MRI on his / her knee and possibly be out for at least your game.

"With which sort of hit, I expect he will often be released (Wednesday) pertaining to sure," Mattingly informed reporters. "(When your dog dived intended for the particular single), that is as soon as he or she were feeling the knee. It appeared as if your dog has been laboring."

Kemp, that has missed 51 online games this holiday season owing to a remaining hamstring issue, is actually hitting .337 together with 17 home owns plus 54 RBIs this season.

(Writing by Jahmal Corner around Los Angeles; Editing by means of Peter Rutherford)