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Chacin no worse for wear after liner hits leg
- Updated: September 20, 2016
ARLINGTON — It appears that Angels right-hander Jhoulys Chacin was able to dodge a serious injury after he was unable to dodge a liner off the bat of Jonathan Lucroy in the Angels’ 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Monday night.
Lucroy sent a 104-mph line drive, per Statcast™, that hit Chacin squarely on his left shin with one out in the fourth inning. Chacin said the ball didn’t hit a bone, though, and instead caught just muscle. Though in pain, he doesn’t expect anything serious to come from the incident.
“It feels painful and it’s all colorful, but I think I’m going to be fine,” Chacin said.
Lucroy’s line drive deflected off Chacin and toward first baseman C.J. Cron, who was able to retire Lucroy. Chacin remained on the ground for a few minutes after being hit while looked at by trainers and manager Mike Scioscia.
After a few warmup pitches, Chacin was able to stay in the game.
“When …
