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Outfield collision during Pirates game Friday night puts 2 on the injured list

PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 19: Erik Gonzalez #2 and Starling Marte #6 of the Pittsburgh Pirates are injured after colliding during the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park on April 19, 2019 (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

PITTSBURGH — Both Starling Marte and Erik Gonzalez are on the Pirates injury list after a scary collision in the outfield on Friday night.

Both players were going for a fly ball when they collided at full speed. Both players were on the ground for several minutes.  Gonzalez eventually walked off under his own power while Marte was taken from the field on a cart.

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The Pirates announced on Saturday that they placed Gonzalez on the 60-day injured list with a left clavicle fracture.

Starling Marte is on the 10-day injured list with an abdominal wall contusion.

To replace them on the roster, the Pirates recalled Cole Tucker from Triple-A Indianapolis, and they selected outfielder Bryan Reynolds from Triple-A Indianapolis.

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