Middlebrooks carted off field with leg injury

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies infielder Will Middlebrooks appeared to suffer a serious left leg injury in the eighth inning of Saturday afternoon's 9-6 win over the Orioles at Spectrum Field.
Middlebrooks collided with left fielder Andrew Pullin as both pursued a pop fly. It appeared Middlebrooks' left ankle got caught underneath Pullin.
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Middlebrooks immediately rode to a local hospital for X-rays and further evaluation.
"Pretty emotional moment," Phillies manager Gabe Kapler said. "He was disappointed to come out of the game, especially after busting his [rear end] the first five or six days [of camp] and being in really, really good condition and being excited about camp. We'll see how this goes. You put yourself in his position. A ton of hard work leads up to that moment. [He gave] everything he [had] on that play."
"It was kind of one of those balls that's in between," Pullin said. "I was running hard and I didn't hear him call it, and I didn't call it because I wasn't sure if I could get to it. At the last minute I slid for it. I'm not sure if he called it." 

Pullin said Middlebrooks appeared to be in a lot of pain.
"Yeah," he said. "He wasn't doing too good."