PHOENIX -- It looked bad, but it could have been much worse.
Phillies third baseman Maikel Franco left Tuesday night's game against the D-backs at Chase Field in the first inning when D-Backs pitcher Jeremy Hellickson drilled him on the left wrist with a pitch. Franco collapsed in pain behind home plate before being helped off the field.
Fortunately for Franco, X-rays came back negative. He suffered a bruised wrist.
Franco entered the night hitting .277 (82-for-296) with 22 doubles, 13 home runs, 48 RBIs and 43 runs scored. If he had enough plate appearances to qualify, he would lead NL rookies with an .