Merrill Kelly exits game with injury in 6th inning

Kelly got Freddie Freeman to ground into a fielder’s choice, and after the play was complete, he motioned for the trainer to come out to the mound. There was hardly a conversation before Kelly walked off the field.

Kelly, however, remained in the dugout through the end of the inning.

Kelly has had leg cramping issues in the past, but it had not happened to him this year.

Before leaving the…