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Dodgers beat Pirates, 5-2, but could lose Daniel Hudson for rest of season with knee injury

The Los Angeles Dodgers' Max Muncy hits a two-run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, July 6, 2023, in Los Angeles.

LOS ANGELES — Daniel Hudson spent a full year rehabilitating from left knee surgery, the Los Angeles Dodgers reliever enduring numerous setbacks before returning last week and experiencing the exhilaration of notching his first save in 392 days on Wednesday night.

Three appearances into an emotional comeback that lifted the spirits — and improved the back-end depth — of a sagging bullpen, Hudson’s season might be over.

Hudson suffered a sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee while pitching out of a bases-loaded jam Wednesday, an injury that will sideline the 36-year-old right-hander for one

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