Bruised left knee to sideline Kemp a few days

JustinVerlander35 · Aug 29, 2012

A CT scan on Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp's jaw was negative, but he has a bone bruise on his left knee that will keep him sidelined for a few days.

Kemp was injured when he slammed into the center-field fence on Tuesday night at Coors Field. He also sustained a chin gash that required several stitches to close. Kemp suffered the injuries when he crashed face-first into the Plexiglas trying to catch a triple hit by Josh Rutledge in an 8-4 loss to the Rockies.

"With that kind of hit, I expect he'll be out tomorrow for sure," manager Don Mattingly said after the game.

Kemp was sprawled on the warning track for several minutes but did not lose consciousness, Mattingly said.

"He was talking fine -- 'Just give me a second,'" Mattingly quoted Kemp as saying. "He was actually funny -- 'I'm not coming out of this game, I'm not coming out of this game.'"

And for two batters, he didn't. The first one was Jordan Pacheco's blooper for which Kemp made a futile dive. The next was Wilin Rosario's single up the middle, and after Kemp returned the ball to the infield, he returned himself to the dugout.
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