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Oakland A's Coco Crisp exits game with neck tightness

The severity of the injury to the Athletics left fielder is not yet known.

Oakland Athletics left fielder Coco Crisp exited Tuesday night's game against the Houston Astros with tightness in his neck, the Athletics informed beat reporters according to MLB.com's Jane Lee. The San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser tweets, "Crisp did go down pretty hard while chasing Rasmus' double in the second inning." In the bottom of the fourth inning, Sam Fuld moved from center field to left field and Billy Burns entered the game in center field.