Jhoan Duran needed to be carted off the sphere after what gave the impression to be an unpleasant damage.
In the course of the ninth inning of the Phillies' 6-2 win over the Nationals on Friday, Duran, 27, got struck in the right ankle with a 94 mph liner hit by third baseman Paul DeJong, leaving the nearer in immense ache.
Medical personnel rushed out to the sphere following the blow, the place Duran appeared to battle placing any weight on his proper leg.
Unable to stroll off on his personal volition, Duran in the end left the sphere on the Nationals' bullpen cart.
Following the sport, Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson gave some particulars behind Duran's damage, and the workforce later added that X-rays have been unfavourable and that additional analysis would observe on Saturday.
“It hit him off the outer facet of his proper ankle,” Thomson informed reporters. “He ran like a shot to get the ball, after which as soon as he acquired there, I feel the adrenaline wore off and the ache set in.”
Thomson added that Duran informed him that his ankle was “feeling higher” earlier than he was carted off the sphere.
“Earlier than the cart got here out — it took a very long time — he truly stated ‘I really feel higher, I feel I can stroll,' however now we have the entire stairs so we simply wished to make use of the cart.”
Since being dealt to the Phillies from the Twins on July 30, Duran has but to surrender an earned run in 5 appearances, permitting simply two hits whereas incomes 4 saves by four-plus innings pitched.
In return, the Twins acquired prospects Eduardo Tait and Mick Abel from Philadelphia.
On the complete season, Duran holds a 1.86 ERA with 20 saves by 53 appearances.
