PHILADELPHIA -- Harrison Bader has been a sparkplug both on and off the field since arriving in Philadelphia just a little more than two months ago.
Now, his status for the remainder of the National League Division Series is suddenly up in the air.
Bader departed Game 1 on Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park due to groin tightness when he was pinch-hit for by Nick Castellanos in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Bader was hit by a pitch in the bottom of the fifth inning -- a glancing blow off his right arm -- then advanced to second on a Bryson Stott single, which is when he sustained the injury. He was stranded at second to end the frame, then played center field in both the sixth and seventh innings.
Acquired from the Twins at the July 31 Trade Deadline, Bader slashed .305/.361/.4