ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Seattle Mariners slugger Julio Rodríguez was unable to dodge a grounder in the third inning of Saturday night’s 8-6 loss to the Los Angeles Angels.

Rodríguez was attempting to steal third base when Randy Arozarena’s 98-mph grounder that appeared headed through the shortstop hole hit Rodríguez on top of his right ankle, knocking him out of the game.

The two-time American League All-Star got better news later in the evening when X-rays on his ankle were negative, and Rodríguez was listed as day-to-day with a contusion.

“It’s kind of a day-to-day thing, we’ll see how it goes,” Seattle manager Dan Wilson said after his team’s fifth consecutive loss. “But it could have been a lot worse.”

Rodríguez, who is batting .254 with 10 homers and 32 RBIs in 61 games, had single

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