Javier Baez left Sunday's loss to the St. Louis Cardinals after getting hit on his left elbow by a pitch from Jack Flaherty in the top of the third inning.

"I'm fine, just really sore. He got me really good right on the elbow," Baez said. "I thought the pain was going to go away right away, but it kind of numbed my whole arm and even my ribs. We've been icing it, and it feels pretty sore, but right now I'm good."

Baez, 25, was immediately replaced in the lineup by Addison Russell.

"Everything checked out OK," Joe Maddon said. "He got it in a bad spot. It's going to sting and burn and that kind of stuff."

The injury was diagnosed as a left elbow contusion. The Cubs didn't feel he needed X-rays but could re-evaluate Monday in Chicago.