San Francisco Giants third baseman Casey Schmitt (forearm) remains out of the starting lineup ahead of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Schmitt was hit by a pitch on the forearm during Friday's contest.

X-rays on Schmitt's forearm came back negative Friday, but he's expected to miss a couple of games with a right forearm contusion, Justice delos Santos of The San Jose Mercury News reports. Schmitt was hit by a pitch during Friday's game against Tampa Bay and immediately left the contest.

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San Francisco Giants infielder Casey Schmitt was hit by a pitch in the elbow during his at-bat in the eighth inning of Friday's 7-6 loss to the Rays and was subsequently removed from the game. Tyler Fitzgerald replaced Schmitt in the lineup,

The extent of Schmitt's injury is currently unknown, though he wasn't able to finish his at-bat after getting plunked by a 93-mph fastball. The 26-year-old had already been filling in at third base for the injured Matt Chapman (hand), though Tyler Fitzgerald may now be in line for an uptick in starts if Schmitt is forced to miss any amount of time.

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Veteran third baseman Matt Chapman was placed on the injured list on Friday. It looked like the SF Giants might lose Casey Schmitt as well after he took a pitch off the arm on Friday night, but the young infielder could return to game action soon.