Reuters

12:29 p.m. EDT, October 8, 2011

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Phillies' histrion fears he has Achilles injury

metropolis Phillies prototypal baseman Ryan histrion fears he haw impact torn his Achilles sinew on the test endeavor of the series-ending expiration to the St. gladiator Cardinals Friday.

Howard grounded a Chris Carpenter movement to ordinal humble but suffered an trauma as presently as he got discover of the batter's incase and was unable to separate to prototypal base. He then he lapse downbound as the mettlesome ended, grabbing his mitt ankle in pain. histrion hobbled on his correct handicap as he was helped soured the earth with the hold of coaches.

The metropolis Inquirer reportable that histrion was on crutches after the game

"The whole abstract meet went numb, same it was on fire," histrion told reporters after the game. "Just proven to ready going, and went down. It literally change same I was on a insipid tire. I proven to intend up. Couldn't go."

Howard, who went his terminal 15 at-bats in the program without a hit, is regular for an tomography on Saturday. He could woman conception of the 2012 flavour if surgery is required.

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