Скачать или смотреть Guardians DH David Fry broke his nose after taking 99-mph fastball to face from Tigers ace Skubal

In an ugly inning for the Detroit Tigers against the Cleveland Guardians, the worst moment came on the fourth pitch to David Fry.

With no outs and a 2-1 count against Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, the Guardians' designated hitter squared up to bunt over a runner on second. Unfortunately, the 99.1-mph fastball traveled way up and in and hit Fry on the nose after glancing off his bat.


Fry broke his nose and suffered other facial fractures.

"He is doing OK. He's in good spirits," Guardians manager Stephen Vogt told the Associated Press on Wednesday. "He's upright. He's alert."

Yahoo Sports is not including the video in this article, but Fry took the impact and immediately fell to the ground, clutching his face on Tuesday night. No one was more horrified than Skubal, who seemed shaken for the rest of the inning:
Fry received attention from athletic trainers on the ground but felt good enough to give a thumbs-up to the Progressive Field crowd. He was later loaded onto a cart and taken off the field, with George Valera entering the game and taking over the at-bat. The pitch was scored as a foul bunt.

Among his well-wishers was Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell.

Fry's injury was only part of a memorably awful inning for the Tigers, who had a 2-0 lead entering the bottom of the sixth inning and exited the frame down 3-2, despite only one ball reaching the outfield.

That ball did so because the best pitcher in baseball threw it there, snapping it between his legs in an ill-advised attempt to throw out the runner at first.

The Guardians did not relinquish that lead and went on to win 5-2, tying them with the Tigers atop the AL Central and clinching the season tiebreaker.

On July 8, Cleveland was 15.5 games back of first place. On Sept. 4, they were still 11 games back. Now, with five games to play, they are in control of the division and will have completed the biggest comeback in MLB history if they finish the job.
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