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Marte leaves game with discomfort in left side

PITTSBURGH (AP) Pirates left fielder Starling Marte left Sunday's game against the Cleveland Indians because of discomfort in his left side while batting in the fourth inning.

Marte motioned for a trainer after swinging and missing at a pitch from Danny Salazar.

Gregory Polanco inherited a 1-2 count as a pinch hitter, grounded out to end the inning then remained in the game in left field. Marte went 0-for-8 in the three-game series after entering with an eight-game hitting streak.

Normally the right fielder, Polanco was not in the lineup after going hitless in nine at-bats in his previous three games. He's hitting .200 in June.

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