Chicago's Konerko leaves game with knee injury 2008-09-10
CHICAGO (AP) - First baseman Paul Konerko was helped off the field with what the White Sox called a mildly sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee during the second game of Tuesday's day-night doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays.
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X-rays were negative and he's scheduled for an MRI on Wednesday.
The injury occurred after Konerko cut off right fielder Jermaine Dye's throw toward the plate following Alex Rios' run-scoring single in the fifth inning. As he threw toward second, Konerko's right leg buckled.
While Rios eventually got tagged out in a rundown, Konerko clutched his knee and writhed in pain before being helped off the field.
After losing MVP candidate Carlos Quentin possibly for the season to a broken wrist last week, the AL Central leaders might be without one of their emotional leaders. The injury comes just as Konerko was starting to show some life at the plate. He had homered in three straight games before going 0-for-2 in the first game Tuesday, which the White Sox lost 3-1.
Konerko was hitting .244 with 16 home runs and 50 RBIs.
Author:Fox Sports Author's Website:http://www.foxsports.com Added: September 10, 2008
