Tigers' J.D. Martinez day to day with left knee contusion after leaving game Saturday
Reinhold Matay / Reuters
Detroit Tigers outfielder J.D. Martinez left Saturday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with a left knee contusion. He's listed as day to day after X-rays came back negative.
Martinez fouled a ball off of his left knee in his first and only at-bat of the night during the top of the second inning.
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With first baseman Miguel Cabrera on the disabled list with a calf strain and outfielder Yoenis Cespedes dealt away to the New York Mets, Martinez is arguably the best hitter remaining in the Tigers' lineup.
Martinez is hitting .287/.347/.556 with 28 home runs and 68 RBIs in 424 plate appearances this season.
He was replaced in the game by Tyler Collins.