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Kansas City Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg throws against the Detroit Tigers in the seventh inning during a baseball game, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
DETROIT (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Lucas Erceg was helped off the field after getting hit on the left foot with a hard grounder in Friday night's game against the Detroit Tigers.
Detroit's Riley Greene smoked a 109.1 mph grounder in the seventh inning that caromed off Erceg's foot towards Kansas City first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino. Greene beat Pasquantino to the bag for a single.