Padres infielder exits after head hit; reliever ejected after Orioles player struck

A San Diego Padres infielder was struck on the helmet by a 93.5 mph pitch in the fifth inning and left the game the following inning for precautionary reasons. The infielder stayed on the ground briefly after the ball hit his helmet, which flew off his head.

He was examined around the left ear, reached first base, and later scored before being replaced in the field. A warmup pitch during the same period also struck the Padres catcher, who was removed from the game.

Ninth-inning ejections With the Padres leading by six runs in the ninth inning, a Padres reliever hit an Orioles player with the first pitch and was ejected. The Padres manager was also ejected after leaving the dugout to argue the call. "They definitely thought he did it on purpose.

That was not my understanding or my take from it," the manager said. The reliever noted that no prior warnings had been issued before the ejection.