St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) – The Tampa Bay Rays placed pitcher Alex Cobb on the 7-day concussion disabled list Sunday, less than 24 hours after he was struck in the head by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.<\/p>\n
Cobb was taken to Bayfront Medical Center following the frightening incident, which occurred during the fifth inning of Saturday’s 5-3 Tampa win. He tweeted that he woke up with only a minor headache Sunday morning, and the Rays announced the 25-year-old was expected to be released from the hospital later in the day.<\/p>\n
The right-hander was diagnosed with a mild concussion and never lost consciousness, though he will have his next scheduled start at least pushed back for a few days due to the DL designation.<\/p>\n
Cobb has been one of the Rays’ most consistent starters this season, having compiled a 6-2 record with a 3.01 earned run average in 13 assignments. Tampa Bay has gone 9-4 in his outings.<\/p>\n
Reliever Josh Lueke was recalled from Triple-A Durham prior to Sunday’s series finale with the Royals to take Cobb’s spot on the active roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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