Colorado Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner suffered a cranium fracture after getting hit in head by line drive

DENVER — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a cranium fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos.

Feltner was injured Saturday evening and was discharged from Swedish Medical Heart on Sunday. He won’t want surgical procedure.

“Total, he’s high-quality,” Colorado supervisor Bud Black mentioned earlier than Sunday’s sport. “I believe the sensation is that it might have been worse.”

Feltner was placed on the 15-day injured listing. When requested whether or not the 26-year-old right-hander can be out for days, weeks or months, Black mentioned “most likely on the longer finish of that.”

Feltner was harm within the second inning when Castellanos hit a slider 92.7 mph again on the mound. The ball hit Feltner on the again proper aspect of his head, and he fell to the bottom. He lay on his abdomen as two members of the Rockies athletic coaching employees aided him. He was in a position to get on his toes and walked off the sector with the help of the 2 trainers.

Black mentioned Feltner was “nonetheless pretty lucid” and was texting along with his teammates, his dad and mom, crew medical employees and the supervisor on Saturday. Black mentioned he thinks Feltner can be again with the crew on Monday or Tuesday.

“He simply wants time to let the fractures heal and the concussion to decrease,” Black mentioned. “From every thing that I’ve been instructed right here this morning, issues are wanting up.”

Feltner is 2-3 with a 5.86 ERA.

Proper-hander Riley Pint was recalled from Triple-A Albuquerque, the place the 25-year-old reliever has a 7.41 ERA in 13 appearances this season.