DENVER -- Rockies center fielder Willy Taveras left Tuesday's game against the Padres after the fifth inning with a sore left quadriceps. He's listed as day-to-day.

Taveras hit an RBI single in the inning and stole second and third base before scoring on Brad Hawpe's fielder's choice.

Once he returned to the dugout, Taveras told trainer Keith Dugger he felt a slight pain in his leg. Dugger then told manager Clint Hurdle, who decided to take Taveras out rather than risk further injury. "The trainer felt that would be the best move at the time," Hurdle said.

Taveras leads the Majors with 38 stolen bases. His swipe of third base Tuesday made him 13-for-13 in steals of third, and he now has eight multi-steal games this year. Taveras missed a bulk of the second half of last season, including the playoff series with the Phillies, with an injured right quadriceps.

After the game, Taveras said this injury isn't nearly as bad as last season's, a good sign for the Rockies. "It was just a little sore," he said. "I didn't want to push it. I'll see how it feels [Wednesday]."