HOUSTON -- Tigers second baseman Gleyber Torres exited Monday night’s game against the Astros after taking a swing at a pitch in the second inning.
Moments after Kevin McGonigle’s two-out solo homer off Kai-Wei Teng gave Detroit a 2-0 lead, Torres swung through a 92.4 mph fastball on the first pitch of his second at-bat. He then bent over, and after being examined by assistant athletic trainer Kelly Rhoades, headed for the dugout.
Hao-Yu Lee came in for Torres and continued the at-bat. He struck out swinging, giving Teng six strikeouts in two innings. Torres had been Teng’s first strikeout victim in the first inning.
Torres suffered a left oblique strain that landed him on the injured list on May 6. He was activated on June 2 and hit .350 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 10 games, entering Monday. He is slashing .280/.395/.395 for the season.