Overview
- During the fifth inning Thursday at Chase Field, Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy and D-backs first baseman Ildemaro Vargas collided head-on at first base and both were removed from the game after extended trainer attention.
- The Dodgers said Muncy was taken out with shortness of breath and would be evaluated for a possible concussion; there was no immediate definitive diagnosis for either player.
- Both players walked off under their own power and were replaced on the field by Santiago Espinal for the Dodgers and Pavin Smith for the Diamondbacks.
- Espinal scored the go-ahead run one batter after replacing Muncy, changing the flow of the inning and briefly altering the Dodgers’ lineup strategy.
- Muncy had been recovering from a recent wrist injury and is on pace for an All-Star season, so the team will monitor concussion testing and roster implications in the hours and days after the game.