St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn was forced to leave Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants after rolling his right ankle while fielding a ground ball, according to Bay Area News Group's Andrew Baggarly.
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Lynn Walks Off On His Own Power
Saturday, August 29
The St. Louis hurler headed for the dugout in the eighth inning and was replaced by relief pitcher Randy Choate, but it was quite encouraging that he was able to walk off the field after crumbling to the ground, as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold observed:
Lance Lynn's right ankle folded like origami as he tried to make that throw.