It was only the top of the first inning when Baltimore Orioles left fielder Nolan Reimold was hit in the side of the head by a 2-1 fastball from Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb. Reimold, batting fifth, immediately dropped to the ground and was facedown for several minutes while a hushed crowd watched as Orioles trainers tended to him. The 28-year-old was taken to Peace River Hospital, and CT scans came back negative, although he does have a loose tooth. "The lowlight was Nolan getting hit and the highlight was finding out he didn't have a break," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said after the Orioles and Rays played to a 3-3 tie in 10 innings. "I didn't like his chances. "He's been through a lot. That's what was going on through my head. He was going to get a chance to play this year, and everything is in order, and standing out there with him, your heart's in your throat for no other reason than his health." The incident affected both teams, and especially Cobb, who got Reimold's phone number and plans to check up on him. "It's probably the worst feeling you can have as a pitcher, seeing something like that and being the cause of a guy taking a step back in his career possibly," Cobb said. "It's just something you never want to see on the baseball field, and when you're the cause of it, it's a feeling you can't describe." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=320309130
