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Nats' Eaton injured running out ground ball

WASHINGTON -- Nationals center fielder Adam Eaton was carried off the field in the ninth inning of Friday's 7-5 loss to the New York Mets.

Eaton, batting with runners on first and second in the bottom of the ninth and the Nats trailing 7-5, hit a roller to the left side of the infield and just barely beat the throw to first to load the bases with nobody out. But after reaching the bag, he collapsed in a heap as the crowd at Nats Park fell silent.

Replays appeared to show that Eaton rolled his left ankle as he stepped on the base.