ARLINGTON -- Nelson Cruz sat out his second straight game on Wednesday with a hand injury as the Mariners again faced a Rangers southpaw without their best right-handed bat in the lineup.
Cruz hurt his left hand on a checked swing in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the White Sox, but he remained in that game and also played in Monday's 6-3 loss to the Rangers before undergoing tests. The 36-year-old likely has a pinched nerve that is causing him to lose the sensation in his two lower fingers and hurting his ability to swing the bat.