TORONTO — Blue Jays starter Alek Manoah had just given up a solo home run to Willi Castro when his night got even worse. Tigers second baseman hit a comebacker that went off of Manoah's throwing elbow, dropping the burly Toronto ace to his knees.
The ball bounced toward shortstop Santiago Espinal, who got the out at first but Manoah missed the whole play. Head athletic trainer Jose Julian Ministral immediately came out of the Blue Jays' dugout to check Manoah and ultimately made the call to pull him from the game.
"I showed (Ministral) where it got me and he was like, 'does it hurt?