Mariners' Julio Rodriguez sprains ankle after crashing into fence

SEATTLE -- Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez was pulled in the sixth inning of Sunday's 6-4 victory against the Houston Astros after he leaped for a flyball on a Yordan Alvarez RBI triple and twisted his right ankle on the pad of the center-field fence.

Rodríguez grabbed his ankle in pain and remained on the ground for a few minutes, but eventually walked off the field with Mariners trainer Taylor Bennett and manager Scott Servais.

Mariners manager Scott Servais said the initial X-rays were negative and that Rodríguez will likely undergo an MRI and is day to day with a sprain.

"Right now what I've been told is it's going to be day-to-day," Servais said. "We'll see where it's at there. We'll take all precautions there and make sure he's 100% before he gets back out there."

Rodríguez was replaced in center field by right fielder Victor Robles , with Luke Raley going from first base to right field and Ty France entering the game at first base.

Rodríguez has been hot of late at the plate after a slow start to the season, hitting .459 with four homers and eight RBIs over his past 12 games, with a .524 on-base percentage and 1.389 OPS.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.