Guardians' Fry exits after 99 mph pitch hits face

CLEVELAND -- Guardians designated hitter David Fry was carted disconnected the tract successful the sixth inning of Tuesday night's 5-2 triumph implicit the Detroit Tigers aft being deed successful the look by a transportation arsenic helium tried to bunt.

Fry squared astir connected a 99 mph fastball from Detroit's Tarik Skubal and the transportation struck him successful the chemoreceptor and rima country earlier deflecting disconnected his bat.

As Fry collapsed successful the batter's container and grabbed his face, a visibly shaken Skubal threw disconnected his mitt and headdress arsenic Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt and trainers rushed onto the field.

Fry laid successful the batter's container for respective minutes earlier being dilatory helped to his feet. He was driven disconnected successful a cart, and the Guardians aboriginal said helium was being assessed astatine Lutheran Medical Center.

Skubal, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, paced astir the infield arsenic Fry was being helped. The left-hander past threw a chaotic transportation to George Valera, who replaced Fry, allowing Cleveland to score. Skubal was besides called for a balk successful the inning arsenic the Guardians rallied for 3 runs to instrumentality a 3-2 lead.

With the win, Cleveland moved into a necktie with Detroit for archetypal spot successful the AL Central. The Guardians were 15½ games down the Tigers connected July 8 and inactive 12½ games backmost connected Aug. 25.