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Los Angeles Dodgers All-Star catcher Will Smith got into his first game action since Sept. 9 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Philadelphia Phillies.<\/p>\n
Smith suffered a hand fracture in early September, and was only able to play in one game since Sept. 3. While he was on the active 26-man roster for the Wild Card round, he didn\u2019t play.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, though, Smith entered the game in the top of the fifth inning as a pinch hitter, and remained in as a catcher. He ended up finishing the game, going 0-for-2 with a hit by pitch and a run scored.<\/p>\n
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said before the game that Smith would likely enter the game to \u201cget his feet wet\u201d after missing so much time.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a chance that he can come into tonight\u2019s game and kind of get his feet wet a little bit,\u201d Roberts said pregame.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s exactly what happened, and it led to Roberts getting a question on Smith\u2019s status for Game 2 of the series on Monday. Could he potentially start in Game 2 and play a full nine innings?<\/p>\n
\u201cStill up in the air,\u201d Roberts said. \u201cWe might run the same playbook, or we could start him. But I think for me, just kind of seeing how he comes in tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
This was Smith\u2019s first time catching in nearly a month, and Roberts liked what he saw out of his All-Star backstop. However, he also doesn\u2019t want to rush him back into full action as LA is not only focused on winning this series, but also going deep into October.<\/p>\n
Smith spoke about that process ahead of the team\u2019s Game 1 win.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s definitely still rehabbing on the hand but definitely making sure the shoulder is not getting banged up, the hips, the legs, all that, just kind of getting my feet back under me,\u201d Smith said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re trying to be smart about it. It\u2019s a long month, but also there\u2019s some urgency to win now, obviously. So just trying to kind of weigh both of those and go from there.\u201d<\/p>\n
If Smith doesn\u2019t start in Game 2, catcher Ben Rortvedt will get another start behind home plate, with Smith likely entering the game as pinch hitter sometime in the middle of the contest.<\/p>\n
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