Acuna suffers ankle injury, helped off field

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - MAY 13: Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves grabs his left ankle after running out a ground ball down first base in the seventh inning at Truist Park on May 13, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. After a review, the call on the field was overturned and Acuna Jr. was called out to end the seventh inning.

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Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. was helped off the field after suffering an ankle injury during the seventh inning of Thursday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Ronald Acuña Jr. hit the first-base bag wrong hustling out an infield single and he's down with an apparent ankle injury. pic.twitter.com/KNdnl5AFqP
— Bally Sports: Braves (@BravesOnBally) May 13, 2021

Braves manager Brian Snitker said X-rays on the ankle were negative and Acuna is day-to-day, according to The Athletic's David O'Brien.

Acuna, who homered in the first inning of Thursday's contest, leads MLB with 12 round-trippers and owns a .302/.399/.651 slash line with six steals.

Braves outfielder Cristian Pache also exited the game with hamstring tightness in the third inning. Pache will head to the injured list, according to O'Brien.