WASHINGTON (AP) -Nationals catcher Jesus Flores was carted off the field with a sprained left ankle Tuesday night after Philadelphia’s Chase Utley barreled into him on a play at the plate.
X-rays showed no obvious signs of a fracture and an MRI was pending, the team said.
The collision came as Utley was attempting to steal home with two outs in the third inning. With runners on first and third, Washington pitcher John Lannan made a pickoff throw to first and Utley broke for home.
Utley arrived at the plate just after the throw from first baseman Ronnie Belliard and crashed hard into Flores. After he tagged out Utley, Flores stayed on the ground near home plate for several minutes as his left leg was attended to by trainers and medical personnel.
Eventually, Flores was placed on a stretcher and carted off the field. He was replaced at catcher by Wil Nieves.
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