Cleveland pitcher Huff hit in head by A-Rod liner

NEW YORK (AP) — Cleveland pitcher David Huff was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Alex Rodriguez, and was recovering in a hospital when the Indians rallied from a big deficit to beat the New York Yankees 13-11 Saturday.

Huff was down on the mound for 6 minutes, carted off the field and taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital, where a CT scan was negative. He was to remain at the hospital for several hours as a precaution.

The Indians said Huff never lost consciousness, nor did he have memory loss. The ball caromed off his head into right field for an RBI double.

Down 10-4 in the sixth inning to CC Sabathia, the Indians came back to win. Lou Marson hit three doubles and Russell Branyan homered.

Full story appears in Sunday’s edition of The Vindicator.