BOSTON _ Braves rookie Ronald Acuna left Sunday's game with knee and lower-back pain after an incident that looked far worse than it apparently was during the seventh inning of Sunday's game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
The injury initially appeared serious as Acuna hyperextended his left knee when his foot planted in the dirt after he crossed first base on an infield hit, sending the prized prospect lurching forward as he tumbled to the ground.
Braves trainers rushed out of the dugout to attend to Acuna as he lay on the ground writhing in pain, and fans gasped in horror as the replay was shown on the videoboard.
But after a couple of minutes, Acuna stood up and then walked off the field on his own power, trainers by his side but not holding him up or otherwise assisting him.
The Braves announced an inning later that he left the game with "knee and lower-back pain."
The circumstances and the visual of the incident initially appeared similar to the knee injury that landed Nationals slugger Bryce Harper on the disabled list last summer.
