CHICAGO (AP) — Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Neil Walker has left Saturday’s game against the Chicago Cubs because of discomfort on his right side.
It was not immediately clear what caused the problem. The team said he was being treated.
Walker batted in the first and third innings before Brandon Inge replaced him at second in the bottom of the fifth.
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