DENVER — Cubs reliever Steve Cishek appeared to suffer a bad bruise after being hit by a throw on the inside of his right knee and carted off the field before Wednesday’s game against the Colorado Rockies.
Cishek, the Cubs’ top setup man, who otherwise would have been available to pitch Wednesday, was playing catch with teammate Brandon Kintzler when he got crossed up by a “cutter that didn’t cut.”
In visible pain long after being hit, Cishek was diagnosed with a bruise and x-rays were not considered necessary at that point.
The knee was wrapped in ice, and his status was considered day to day.
