Padres 2B Luis Rengifo carted off field vs. Rays with apparent leg injury
San Diego Padres’ second baseman Luis Rengifo was carted off the field in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays with an apparent leg injury. Rengifo dropped to the infield dirt after throwing wildly on a relay to home plate in an attempt to get Tampa Bay's Cedric Mullins. The throw sailed wide of catcher Luis Campusano, allowing two runners to score on the play and…
In the seventh inning of a San Diego Padres game against the Tampa Bay Rays, second baseman Luis Rengifo was carted off the field due to an apparent leg injury. Rengifo stumbled after throwing a wild relay to home plate, with the ball sailing away from catcher Luis Campusano. This allowed two Tampa Bay runners to score, tying the game at 6.
Rengifo needed assistance to stand before being loaded onto a medical cart. In the bottom half of the seventh inning, Rays designated hitter Yandy Diaz hit a line drive to center field, which ricocheted off the base of the wall. As Padres center fielder Jackson Merrill caught the ball and threw to Rengifo, the second baseman was chasing Rays runner Taylor Walls and Cedric Mullins near third base.
Rengifo attempted to force out Walls on third base, but Mullins managed to score, forcing Rengifo to throw across his body to home plate. After releasing the ball, Rengifo collapsed to the ground. Substitutes Xander Bogaerts and Jake Croneworth entered the game at shortstop and second base for San Diego.
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