SAN DIEGO -- Nolan Arenado missed the ball but might have caught a break.
The Colorado Rockies' star third baseman bruised his chest when he landed in the stands going after a foul popup Monday, and exited early in the Rockies' 6-4 win over the San Diego Padres.
"I don't know what I hit -- a chair or an armrest," he said. "It hit me deep and it hurt me. I thought if I dove I would land on some people but there was no one sitting there."
Arenado was injured in the sixth inning and left in the eighth. He went for tests, which came back negative.
"I will be OK," he said. "I got an X-ray, and everything looked good. I expect to be in the lineup tomorrow."
The 24-year-old has 36 home runs, tied for the National League lead with teammate Carlos Gonzalez. The two-time Gold Glove winner is hitting .287 with 106 RBIs this season.
Arenado was 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI on Monday.
Rockies manager Walt Weiss was glad Arenado came out OK.
"Any time a guy goes into the seats, you are a little nervous," Weiss said. "But we have seen him pull off the impossible, and he almost did it again."