Phillies closer Jhoan Duran said that he is “100 percent” on Saturday, hours after he was carted off the field in a game against the host Washington Nationals.

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Duran was not limping ahead of Saturday afternoon’s matchup between National League East rivals.

“It’s crazy, you know?” Duran said. “Yesterday I don’t have power in my leg and now I’m normal, like nothing happened.”

On Duran’s fourth pitch of the ninth inning on Friday, Paul DeJong hit a hard grounder that struck the pitcher in the lower leg and bounced toward the first-base line.

Duran came off the mound and raced toward the ball before slowing down and then stopping in foul territory. He spoke with manager Rob Thomson and the club’s trainers before finally exiting the field after a long

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