San Diego Padres All-Star slugger Manny Machado

The setup daily in the wake of hyper-extending his left lower leg

Acting administrator Ryan Flaherty was hopeful his previous colleague won't have to go on the harmed list.

"He has some purple and blue in there, yet generally speaking

He's moving around very great and feels better," Flaherty, a colleague of Machado in Baltimore, said Monday.

"He's not in the beginning setup this evening. Beyond that, I believe's there's very great positive thinking."

Machado, who's having a MVP-type season, hyper-extended his left lower leg 

Tthe principal inning Sunday at Colorado while attempting to take down a grounder. 

 He extended his left leg toward the base as the toss showed up from pitcher Antonio Senzatela

His spikes slipped across the highest point of the pack.

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