San Diego Padres right-hander Casey Mize left Saturday night time’s recreation in opposition to the Minnesota Twins with a sprained proper ankle with two outs within the third inning.
Mize, acquired from the Detroit Tigers on Aug. 3, allowed three solo house runs within the first two innings. He slipped taking place the steps into the dugout after the highest of the second.
“I think my spike got caught on like the edge of the step, I guess, and then it kind of just made me slip a little bit,” Mize advised reporters, according to MLB.com. “I tried to catch myself, and I ended up rolling my ankle kind of on the bottom step there.”
He was checked by a coach and supervisor Craig Stammen after throwing his warmup pitches within the third and stayed within the recreation. Mize acquired two outs and allowed a double by Ryan Jeffers earlier than being lifted for Kyle Hart.
Mize mentioned he hopes it is a minor damage and that he’ll be capable of make his subsequent start, slated for Friday in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays.
“We’re treating it, you know, and we’ll throw everything we can at it,” he mentioned.
On Saturday, Mize allowed a leadoff homer to Luke Keaschall after which consecutive homers by Brooks Lee and rookie Kaelen Culpepper with two outs within the second.
The Padres (70-60) maintain the National League’s third wild-card spot, two video games forward of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.