Fort Myers, FL (SportsNetwork.com) – Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Matt Moore received stitches for a cut lip after he was struck in the face by a line drive during Sunday’s spring training game against Boston.<\/p>\n
Moore recovered to throw Xander Bogaerts out at first base to end the fourth inning. He didn’t return to the game.<\/p>\n
The Rays said Moore did not exhibit concussion symptoms and will continue to be monitored.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay won the game 9-2.<\/p>\n
The play came just days after hard-throwing Cincinnati closer Aroldis Chapman suffered a fracture above his left eye when he was struck by a line drive in a game against Kansas City on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
That scary incident renewed conversation about the safety of pitchers on the mound.<\/p>\n
In January, Major League Baseball approved a padded hat for on-field use by pitchers in games starting this season. But the hat has drawn criticism as being cumbersome.<\/p>\n
Arizona pitcher Brandon McCarthy, who suffered a skull fracture in a 2012 game when he was hit by a line drive while pitching for Oakland, has said he will not wear it the way it’s currently made.<\/p>\n
The hat does not have a protective mask and would not have kept Moore from being struck Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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