CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry sustained a broken nose and facial fractures after he was hit in the face by a pitch from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal in the sixth inning of Cleveland’s 5-2 win over the Tigers , a victory that deadlocked the AL Central division race.

“He is doing OK, he's in good spirits,” manager Stephen Vogt said by phone Wednesday morning. “He’s upright, he’s alert.”

Vogt visited Fry in the hospital. The team planned a more detailed update later.

Fry squared around to try to bunt a 99 mph fastball from Skubal on Tuesday night and the pitch struck him in the nose and mouth area. As Fry collapsed in the batter’s box and immediately grabbed his bloodied face, a visibly shaken Skubal threw off his glove and cap as Vogt and trainers ru

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