Clay Hensley joins the list of pitchers leaving games early with injuries. He hurt his groin:

Hensley left with a 1-2 count against Felipe Lopez leading off the third. The right-hander was hurt when he broke off the mound on a ball that was grounded foul. After being checked by the trainer, Hensley threw one warmup pitch and was in obvious pain.

"It doesn't look good," manager Bud Black said. "Right away the doctors felt as though this was going to be at least two weeks."

Black said Hensley will have an MRI. It wasn't clear whether Hensley will accompany the Padres on a six-game road trip that begins Friday at Florida.

Black wouldn't say who would make Hensley's scheduled start Tuesday at Atlanta, but one possibility is Justin Germano, who's at Triple-A Portland.

Given that Hensley held the highest ERA among the Padres starters at 7.62, replacing him might actually help the team.