Yankees pitcher Mitchell hit in head by line drive vs Twins

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With two outs in the top of the second inning Monday, Yankees’ starter Bryan Mitchell was hit in the face with a line drive off the bat of Minnesota Twins’ shortstop Eduardo Nunez.

Mitchell managed to get up to walk from the field, but he was holding a towel covering his bloody face.

The Yankees said he was taken to a hospital, but didn’t give a report on his condition. It knocked Mitchell off his feet. Entering the night, the right-hander was 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 19 1/3 innings this season.

Mitchell was immediately taken out of the game.

Nuñez’s line drive ricocheted off Mitchell into centerfield for a run-scoring single.

Rookie Caleb Cotham came in to relieve Mitchell.

Mitchell was making a spot start for the Yankees, who moved their regular starting pitchers back one day.