Kyle Schwarber exited Tuesday's game between the Phillies and Blue Jays after fouling a ball off of his left foot in the sixth inning.
X-rays were negative and the Phillies called it a left foot contusion.
Schwarber was in considerable pain after the foul ball hit him directly in the foot without appearing to lose much speed. He was visited by manager Rob Thomson and Phillies trainers but stayed in the game after walking it off. He flied out to right field on the next pitch.
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"I didn't want to take any chances, I wanted to get it looked at," Thomson said postgame.
The Phillies lifted Schwarber for Dalton Guthrie, who walked to begin an eighth-inning rally.
Schwarber was coming off his first multi-hit game in nearly three weeks. He hit an RBI single and a two-run home run Sunday with a walk. He walked and scored in the fourth inning Tuesday on Nick Castellanos' two-run homer.
This is not a good time to have a hobbled Schwarber. After their quick two-game series against the Blue Jays, the Phillies head to Colorado and San Francisco, two spacious outfields where teams can pick up extra bases on slow-footed outfielders. Schwarber played costly defense at Dodger Stadium last week when the Phils were swept. They can no longer hide him in the designated hitter spot, where he spent 18 of his first 28 starts, with Bryce Harper occupying it every day.
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Alvarado was unavailable
The Phillies' late-game bullpen usage was puzzling at first but made sense after Thomson revealed postgame that Jose Alvarado was unavailable with left wrist tightness. Alvarado felt it playing catch earlier in the day and Thomson shut him down for the game.
Alvarado was in good spirits postgame and said he hoped to be available Wednesday. He's been the Phillies' best reliever and is trending toward his first All-Star Game nod. He has a 1.88 ERA and 0.70 WHIP with 24 strikeouts and no walks in 14⅓ innings.
Connor Brogdon pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning in a one-run game and Craig Kimbrel followed with a 1-2-3 ninth. Kimbrel did so with his best velocity of the season, striking out Bo Bichette and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to end the game in his first appearance since allowing a walk-off grand slam to Max Muncy at Dodger Stadium.