Kansas City Royals pitcher Seth Lugo exited a game against the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night after being hit by a line drive to the forehead. The incident occurred in the fourth inning when Rangers’ player Brandon Nimmo hit a 106.6-m.p.h. liner that struck Lugo.

Lugo, who was able to get up without assistance, was replaced by right-hander Mason Black. The Royals were leading 1-0 at the time of the incident. Nimmo, who reached base safely, scored the Rangers’ first run on a bases-loaded walk to Evan Carter, giving the Rangers a 2-1 lead.

Game Details

Lugo allowed one run on three hits and one walk with two strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings. He entered the day with a 2-4 record and a 3.91 ERA. For his career, Lugo is 66-51 with 16 saves, a 3.52 ERA, 300 walks, and 1,018 strikeouts in 1,069 innings over 373 regular-season games.

Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.