Pirates C Barajas leaves game
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Rod Barajas left Monday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a bone bruise in his left knee.
In the first inning, Barajas used his left leg to block the plate when Jimmy Rollins came home on a single from Hunter Pence.
Rollins was safe on the play as he touched the plate after going around the leg, but he grazed Barajas' foot and Barajas limped a bit after the play. He stayed in for the rest of the inning, but was replaced by Michael McKenry in the second.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The team announced the injury later in the game and that Barajas will have the knee treated before being re-evaluated on Tuesday.
Barajas entered the game batting .224 with seven home runs and 18 RBI through 52 games in his first season with the Pirates.