Angels’ Lucroy carted off after collision at plate

HOUSTON — Los Angeles Angels catcher Jonathan Lucroy was carted off the sphere within the eighth inning after a collision on the plate with the Houston Astros’ Jake Marisnick.

The Angels mentioned Lucroy was despatched to a neighborhood hospital to obtain a CT scan and will likely be evaluated for a potential concussion and fractured nostril.

“It definitely did not seem like a clear play,” Angels supervisor Brad Ausmus mentioned after his crew fell to the Astros 11-10 in 10 innings. “I do not know what really occurred, however it regarded like Marisnick took a step to the left and bowled into him together with his arm up. The decision was proper. Actually, I feel Main League Baseball ought to in all probability check out it. Think about some kind of suspension, fairly frankly.”

Ausmus mentioned he hadn’t spoken to Lucroy for the reason that recreation ended, however that he tried speaking to him on the sphere and “he was fairly confused on the time.”

The bases have been loaded with the sport tied at 10 when Marisnick tried to attain on a sacrifice fly by George Springer.

Marisnick crashed into Lucroy because the catcher tried to subject the throw, and Lucroy instantly fell on his again. He did not transfer for a number of seconds earlier than struggling to sit down up. Marisnick tagged dwelling after which leaned over Lucroy to see if he was OK. Lucroy lifted his head off the bottom a number of seconds later as blood dripped from his nostril.

The Angels’ Jonathan Lucroy was carted off after this violent collision at dwelling plate with the Astros’ Jake Marisnick. Bob Levey/Getty Photographs

Angels gamers rushed to the plate as trainers checked on him. He was lifted to a sitting place after a few minutes and held a towel to his nostril. He was then helped to a cart and brought off the sphere whereas clutching a bloodstained towel.

Marisnick was referred to as out for colliding with Lucroy, and the decision was upheld after a crew-chief evaluate to finish the inning. Marisnick veered out of the baseline and lowered his shoulder to make contact with Lucroy. Marisnick and Lucroy banged heads on the play, and the again of Lucroy’s head additionally struck the infield filth.

“I watched the play once more and it appears to be like — he simply drops proper in entrance of me and as soon as I form of decided it was too late,” Marisnick mentioned. “It was a nasty play and I hope he is OK.”

Astros supervisor AJ Hinch mentioned Marisnick definitely did not intend to injure Lucroy.

“I do not fault Jake as a result of he wasn’t searching him, he wasn’t going after him,” Hinch mentioned. “He tried to take a step on the place Lucroy was going to go, and it is tough in that little 1-Three foot circle the place you are attempting to determine going at full pace what is going on to occur. It simply turned out to be an unsightly play.”

Marisnick added that he deliberate to succeed in out to Lucroy to verify on him.

The Related Press contributed to this report.