Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley left Tuesday’s game at Chase Field against the Colorado Rockies when a line drive hit him in the face.
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Bradley Hit by Line Drive
Tuesday, April 28
The line drive came off the bat of Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez, and Bradley left the game after the scary moment in the second inning. David Kadlubowski of The Arizona Republic provided a look at Bradley after the play:
Nick Piecoro of AZCentral Sports noted just how hard the hit from Gonzalez truly was:
Fortunately for Bradley and the fans in attendance, things could have been much worse. Piecoro described the aftermath:
Bradley has been a pleasant surprise for the Diamondbacks in the early going and boasted a 2-0 record, 1.45 ERA and 0.96 WHIP entering play Tuesday.
Given Piecoro’s description, Bradley should be able to return to the field this season and will ideally continue his hot start. However, it may take some time for him to return to peak physical health and overcome any lingering concerns about another line drive back up the box in future starts.
Whether that impacts his effectiveness remains to be seen.
Until Bradley is back in the rotation, Rubby De La Rosa, Josh Collmenter, Chase Anderson and Jeremy Hellickson must carry more of the load in the rotation. That could be a problem, considering only Collmenter has an ERA below 4.24 from that group.
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