Braves starter Williams Perez was forced to leave Friday's game after 4 2/3 innings when he took a linedrive off of his ankle in the fifth inning. After being drilled by a comebacker, Perez was checked out by the medical staff, but he was able to remain in the game.
That is until he walked the next batter, and then committed a balk. Perez was lifted for a reliever, who promptly served up a two-run single, with both runs being charged to Perez.
Perez did escape with a no-decision as the Braves were able to tie it up, before losing in extra innings.
"When I first got hit, I thought it was a lot more serious," Perez said, per MLB.com. "I thought I might have broken my foot, but thank God it wasn't that serious and hopefully, I'll be out there soon."
The right-hander has been diagnosed with a left foot contusion. He was taken for X-Rays, which came back negative for any fractures. Still, his status for his next start is in question at this point.
"We feel like we might have dodged a bullet, but again we'll see how it materializes tomorrow, maybe with more swelling or something will come up," manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "We're going to wait. But yeah, I thought it was going to be more serious."