MIAMI -- Every once in a while a play gives you full-body chills -- and not the good kind.

Such happened on Tuesday in Miami for the Orioles, when second baseman Jorge Mateo and shortstop Gunnar Henderson collided while going for a ball up the middle in the third inning of the Orioles' 6-3 loss in the series opener at loanDepot park.

Jesús Sánchez singled up the middle, the ball careening off the mound and shooting out toward center field, to the right of second base. Henderson got his glove to the ball, but as he did, he and Mateo collided, then rolled across and away from each other. (Mateo rolled toward left field, Henderson toward right.) Mateo’s left arm appeared to get tangled with Henderson’s legs, which put abnormal torque on the elbow joint and arm.

Mateo held his arm close to his body, remaining on his knees on the edge of the infield dirt behind second base. As those around him realized he was injured, and in what appeared to be substantive pain, Mateo grabbed his left arm, just above his elbow. He was attended to by training staff before being led off the field, holding his arm all the while.

The status of the injury is unknown at this time.

It was the first of two unfortunate moments in the bottom of the third for the O’s, as in the next at-bat, Albert Suárez exited after taking a comebacker off his right leg/foot. He was replaced by Keegan Akin.