While the Cleveland Guardians are riding high after not only defeating the Detroit Tigers but officially taking over the lead in the AL Central following a harrowing journey from the cellar to the penthouse, their success came with a major damper following a scary injury to designated hitter David Fry.

Taking the plate at the bottom of the sixth with a man of first and third with no outs, Fry worked the count to 2-1, but when Tigers All-Star pitcher Tarik Skubal blazed a 99-mile-per-hour heater away from the bunting DH in an attempt to keep him honest, the ball went awry, ricocheting off the bat before blasting the hitter in the face, dropping him to the ground in clear pain. Expand Tweet Article Continues Below

Somehow, Fry was able to walk off the field on his own power after

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