Luis García didn’t play in Saturday’s game in Citizens Bank Park, but his manager, Davey Martinez, told reporters it was a planned night off for the 22-year-old second baseman.
“I just wanted to give him a break,” Martinez explained. “We’ve got a day game tomorrow, [and] like I said, I’m going to periodically give these guys a day, so today was his day, day game tomorrow, but he’s doing fine.”
Unfortunately, García apparently wasn’t doing fine after he hit on the day off on Saturday, and tweaked something in his side.
Martinez updated reporters on the infielder’s status in his pregame press conference on Sunday morning.