Cincinnati Reds' Eugenio Suárez OK after hit-by-pitch on left hand

Eugenio Suárez left Wednesday's game in the 8th inning after he was hit by a pitch on his left hand against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer

After Eugenio Suárez was hit by a pitch on his left hand to open the eighth inning in Wednesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, he needed to know whether it was on purpose.

Suárez walked toward the mound to talk to Pirates reliever Clay Holmes on his way to first base after manager David Bell and a trainer checked on him. The benches didn't clear as Suárez and Holmes had a brief conversation.

"I don’t know if they are going to hit me on purpose," Suárez said. "That’s why I walked up to him and asked him if he hit me on…