Giants catcher Buster Posey breaks ankle
Buster Posey was carted through a tunnel at AT&T Park on Thursday, a makeshift cast covering his left ankle and no emotion on his face.
Not exactly the exit the cornerstone of the World Series champion Giants wanted this season.
A night after Florida's Scott Cousins crashed into him at home plate, San Francisco's star catcher was put on the disabled list after an MRI confirmed Posey had a fractured left fibula and three torn ligaments in his left ankle. His season is likely over.
To make matter worse, Anibal Sanchez threw a five-hitter for a complete game to lead the Marlins to a 1-0 win on Thursday afternoon and cap a three-game sweep of the Giants.
Posey has been San Francisco's cleanup hitter, a team leader and key cog behind the plate for one of baseball's best rotations. The 2010 National League rookie of the year was batting .284 with four home runs and 21 RBIs, just finding his groove in the midst of a 13-game hitting streak to move the Giants into the NL West lead.
Arizona 6, Colorado 3: Micah Owings gave up one run in five innings for his first win in more than a year and Miguel Montero hit a three-run homer for the visiting Diamondbacks.
Chicago 9, New York 3: Carlos Zambrano allowed one earned run on six hits in six innings for the host Cubs. At the plate, Zambrano went 3-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored.
Philadelphia 10, Cincinnati 4: Hours after a Phillies batter won a game as a pitcher, Cliff Lee's offense lifted Philadelphia to another victory. It was a bizarre two days and 28 innings. Lee drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double and a single, and worked eight effective innings for the host Phillies.
Wednesday night, in the top of the 19th inning, with the score tied at 4, former Tiger Placido Polanco knocked in the winning run. In the bottom of the inning, second baseman Wilson Valdez came to the mound and worked a hitless 19th inning in his first professional pitching appearance.
Source:freep
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