Padres DH Luis Arraez out of hospital after scary collision

Padres designated hitter Luis Arraez was carted off the field after a scary collision with Houston Astros second baseman Mauricio Dubon in San Diego's 3-2 win on Sunday night. Arraez returned to the stadium postgame after he was taken to a hospital.

San Diego manager Mike Shildt said after the game that the situation was the "best case scenario with Luis."

"Obviously, very scary," Shildt said. "We think he’s for the most part out of the woods. More time will tell, but the initial testing is very favorable. No fractures of any sort. I mean, he got a little bit of a laceration on his jawline, so we are worried about his jaw. We are worried about his cervical region. Everything was clear, stable on the initial testing."

"We’ve been burned before on testing, so we will be cautiously optimistic," he said. "He did have a period where he wasn’t aware of where he was, so that’s clearly concerning. Everything is coming back to him now, and his initial testing from a concussion standpoint was favorable, but clearly, we are not out of the woods. All things considered, that’s a blessing."

According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, Arraez will remain in Houston overnight.

In the top of the first inning, Arraez laid down a drag bunt and was trying to beat out the throw to first base. Dubon came over to cover the bag and was catching the toss from first baseman Christian Walker when Dubon inadvertently crashed into Arraez, who appeared to hit Dubon's arm or elbow with his face.

Both players hit the ground, but Arraez took the worst of it, laying motionless in foul territory next to first base as trainers and coaches from both teams came out to tend to him.

"It was scary," Dubon said. "I mean, just watching him not move. It was scary.