Rockies’ Connor Joe leaves game with apparent leg injury

Rockies near fielder Connor Joe, who’s having a breakout season, was injured during the 3rd inning of Friday night’s crippled against the Braves astatine Coors Field.

Joe drew a one-out locomotion and precocious from 3rd basal to archetypal connected Brendan Rodger’s single. However, arsenic Joe neared 3rd basal helium pulled up with an evident wounded to his close hamstring. Joe was checked retired by squad trainers and manager Bud Black and was instantly removed from the game.

Garrett Hampson replaced Joe and took implicit successful halfway field, with Raimel Tapia moving from halfway to left.

Joe, who’s go a instrumentality favorite, entered the crippled hitting .287 with 8 location runs and 35 RBIs. He had precocious replaced Tapia arsenic Colorado’s leadoff hitter.

Joe, 29, was slashing .306/.390/.556 with 8 homers, 7 doubles and 29 RBIs successful 36 games since his callback from Triple-A connected July 20. Over that span, helium ranked among the National League leaders successful on-base percent (ninth), RBIs (eighth), slugging percent (10th) and batting mean (13th).

Joe was batting .455 (10-for-22) with 2 outs and runners successful scoring position, ranking 2nd successful the majors.