JJ Wetherholt Hit by Pitch on Hamstring in Cardinals-Reds Series Finale

JJ Wetherholt took a Brady Singer pitch off the hamstring in the first inning of Thursday's series finale at Great American Ball Park, drawing attention from the St. Louis Cardinals training staff before remaining in the game.

The examination was brief enough that Wetherholt stayed in the lineup and continued to contribute — he scored the Cardinals' first run in that same inning and later added a one-out single in the third. Still, a hamstring hit-by-pitch is the kind of thing worth monitoring, and the source notes the training staff did take a look, leaving some uncertainty about how Wetherholt felt as the game progressed.

What we don't know yet

The source does not characterize the severity of the contact, offer a diagnosis, or indicate whether Wetherholt's status for upcoming games is in question. His ability to run the bases and remain active through at least the third inning is the extent of what the material confirms.

Wetherholt had been given a rest day earlier in the series, per beat reporter Derrick Goold, before returning to the lineup for the finale — context that makes any hamstring concern worth a second glance, even if nothing in the current report suggests it rises beyond precautionary.