Brant Hurter exits Tigers game with injury after pitching in rain
Brant Hurter is the Detroit Tigers' best left-handed reliever – and he exited Friday's game against the Baltimore Orioles with an apparent injury.
BALTIMORE – Detroit Tigers left-handed reliever Brant Hurter has suffered an injury. The 27-year-old exited with two outs in the fifth inning Friday, May 22, alongside assistant athletic trainer Chris MacDonald after a changeup to Baltimore Orioles pinch-hitter Tyler O'Neill resulted in a flyout. Hurter landed awkwardly at the end of his delivery on the pitch, apparently injuring the left side of his lower body.
He was pitching in the rain. INJURED LIST: Tigers reliever Burch Smith sidelined with shoulder injury Hurter is one of the Tigers' best relievers – and he's certainly their best left-handed reliever. He owns a 2.
84 ERA with 12 walks and 18 strikeouts across 25⅓ innings in 21 games. In Friday's game, the Tigers replaced Hurter with right-handed reliever Connor Seabold . This story will be updated.
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