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Dodgers Roundup: Andy Pages Fractures Hand, Dave Roberts Reveals Return Timeline, Replacement Options

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Aug 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages (44) walks with head athletic trainer Thomas Albert (left) and manager Dave Roberts (30) after being hit by a pitch in the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images
Aug 21, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages (44) walks with head athletic trainer Thomas Albert (left) and manager Dave Roberts (30) after being hit by a pitch in the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 5-4, on Friday night thanks to a walk-off RBI single from Tommy Edman.

The game proved costly, however, as All-Star center fielder Andy Pages suffered a fractured hand and will miss at least the next four weeks.

“It’s just really unfortunate, obviously,” manager Dave Roberts said after the game. “It’s not season-ending, because obviously things like that is four or five weeks. So I would expect him back, knowing him, on the earlier side.

“There’s still time in the season for him to be back, but I feel for him because he was having such a good year and he likes to play. But yeah, we’ve got to move on and hold down the fort until he’s back.”

Pages suffered the injury in the third inning after getting hit by a 100.2 mph fastball from Pirates starter Bubba Chandler. He was able to stay in the game for an inning before being removed in the fifth.

Pages is in the midst of a breakout year, both offensively and defensively. It won't be easy for the team to replace his impact on both sides of the ball.

“We’re going to huddle up tonight and see who we bring,” Roberts said. “You’ve got to be mindful of the defense, certainly in center field. Somebody that can handle center field. We’ll piece it together. I’m not sure right now, but I do think that the main thing is locking down center field."

If defense is the priority, the most obvious option to replace Pages would be center fielder Alek Thomas, who the Dodgers acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier this year.

He's a plus-defender in center field who the Dodgers have worked to help improve offensively. He's also already on the 40-man roster.

The Dodgers could also use Hernández and Edman in center field, and then bring up an infielder such as Alex Freeland, who's on the 40-man roster.

The Dodgers will make that move before Saturday's game.

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NOAH CAMRAS

Noah Camras graduated from the University of Southern California in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and has extensively covered Southern California sports in his career. Noah is the publisher of Dodgers on SI after contributing as a writer and editor over the last three years.

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