Atlanta Braves reliever Jackson Stephens has been placed on the seven-day injured list with a concussion after he was hit in the side of the head by a line drive Friday night.
Stephens had walked off the field in the ninth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals but was taken to a hospital for testing. «He's aware and everything, but he's going to have to go to the hospital and get some tests,» Braves manager Brian Snitker said after his team's 11-4 victory. «It's always scary when you see somebody get hit in the head, the face.
That's probably the most sickening thing you can witness in a game.» In a corresponding move, the Braves recalled right-hander Jay Jackson.
With one out and runners on second and third, Brendan Donovan blistered a line drive that struck Stephens in the right temple.