Toronto Blue Jays reliever T.J. House was taken off the field in an ambulance Friday after being hit on the head by a line drive in the ninth inning of a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers. House was talking before the ambulance left the field in Lakeland, Fla., Toronto Manager John Gibbons said. House fell to his stomach and was face down on the mound for nearly 20 minutes while being tended to by trainers. Oakland Athletics Manager Bob Melvin left spring training to tend to a personal matter. … St. Louis starter Mike Leake retired his first 11 batters before Bryce Harper's fourth spring training homer in the Cardinals’ 7-1 victory over the Washington Nationals.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 11, 2017 02:15 UTC