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Brenton Doyle of the Rockies left the field after crashing into a wall

One of the Rockies’ dismal season silver linings was taken off the field Thursday at Coors Field.

Rookie outfielder Brenton Doyle crashed into the center field wall in the ninth inning as he tried to steal a home run from Jorge Soler. The ball was in his mitt but Doyle couldn’t catch the catch as he crashed down the warning lane in pain.

Doyle grabbed his right leg several times while being groomed by trainers before briefly getting up on his own and being carried.

After the game, Rockies manager Bud Black said Doyle suffered a bruised knee and would hopefully avoid being placed on the injured list.

After Doyle’s exit in the ninth, right-hander Pierce Johnson gave up another two-run homer as the Marlins scored four runs in the inning to tie the game, 6-6.

Heading into Thursday’s series finale, Doyle was hitting .239 with four homers and seven interceptions after his April 24 debut. Thursday was his first career game in the lead, and he was 1 of 4 with an RBI and a walk before going out.

The Rockies hung on for a 7-6 victory over rookie Ezequiel Tovar’s first career outing, an RBI single.

This story will be updated.

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