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Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Taijuan Walker apparently escaped a serious injury after being hit in the left foot on a line drive off the bat of the New York Mets' Starling Marte on Thursday.<br><br>The ball struck the end of Walker's left big toe with one out in the fourth inning.<br><br>After a few minutes and a visit from the training staff, Walker limped off and  [https://sites.google.com/view/schev-tempsite/home Jasa Backlink Murah] was replaced by Matt Strahm. The team later announced that Walker sustained a left foot contusion, and X-rays were negative.<br><br>Walker said postgame, "Feels better now than when it first happened. You know, I tried to walk it off a little bit but just kept getting kind of hot and numb and started hurting. ... (The negative X-ray) made me feel a lot better, but it definitely is sore, bruised, starting to swell a bit, but could've been a lot worse.<br><br>Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said the team would wait to see how Walker feels on Friday before determining the pitcher's status moving forward.<br><br>The Mets led 2-0 when Walker was removed in a game New York went on to win 6-5 in 11 innings. Walker, a former Met, allowed two runs on four hits and two walks on his 59 pitches. He had one strikeout.<br><br>Walker, 31, missed the season's first month due to a shoulder injury. He is 3-1 with a 4.91 ERA through four starts this year.<br><br>--Field Level Media