Lonnie Chisenhall exits early with possible injury as Cleveland Indians lose again

Indians 4, Angels 5

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And just to add injury to insult, RF Lonnie Chisenhall left the game in the 4th with a whiplash that he suffered trying to dive for a catch in the previous inning. He will be re-evaluated today to see if he can play.

Unfortunately, switching positions does entail a known increased injury risk: "Over the past five seasons for which I have detailed injury data, players making a move have a 30 percent increase in the risk of injury if they've never played the position before." Source

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The legend continues ...

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And Lonnie Chisenhall is appreciating Murphy's time in LA, which has presented Chis with a fine opportunity to re-establish himself (assuming his injury isn't serious, of course).

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