Detroit — The Tigers lost another ballgame here Monday night — 8-3 to the Oakland Athletics — but they may have dodged more devastating news.
Reliever Jeff Ferrell was struck above his right ear with a line drive in the eighth inning — a ball struck with a 102.6 mph exit velocity by Ryon Healy. Ferrell took a few steps toward the Tigers dugout before bending over at the waist.
He would walk off on his own with trainer Kevin Rand.
“That’s something that brings life into perspective,” second baseman Ian Kinsler said. “We’re just playing a game.