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Rockies' Huston Street Hit by Batting Practice Line Drive, Hospitalized

Jul 27, 2010 – 6:42 PM
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Rockies pitcher Huston Street was hit by a line drive during batting practice Tuesday afternoon and taken off the field in an ambulance.

Street was struck in the "lower abdomen" by an Ian Stewart liner while playing catch in right field. Rockies trainer Keith Dugger told MLB.com Street fainted "two or three times" from the pain.

The Rockies announced Tuesday evening that Street had suffered a right abdominal contusion and was resting comfortably at home.

According to the Denver Post, Street initially went down after being struck by the ball, then tried to get up but fainted from the pain.

"I think his body kind of went into shock," said Dugger. "The thing that was kind of alarming is he had ringing in his ears. Sometimes it's just a sign of shock."



Teammates and team officials huddled over Street down the right-field line and gathered around the ambulance after the pitcher was loaded into the back on a stretcher. He was taken to Rose Medical Center in Denver.

Street's status is day-to-day, according to the Rockies. He began 2010 on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, missing the Rockies' first 69 games before returning to step back into the closer's role.

Street is the second player in a matter of days to be hospitalized after being struck by a batted ball. The Giants' Eugenio Velez was hit in the head by a Pat Burrell foul ball during Saturday night's game against the Diamondbacks.
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