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Kinsler helps ‘score’ win in return against KC
- Updated: September 24, 2016
DETROIT — Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler returned to the lineup on Friday against the Royals as expected, with a new appreciation for the concussion protocol players have to go through to return to the field.
Kinsler went 2-for-3 with three runs scored in an 8-3 win at Comerica Park, exiting for a defensive replacement in the ninth inning with the game in hand.
“He looked like he didn’t miss a beat,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “For the most part, he felt good. Took him out in the last inning. We’ll see. Hopefully he’s fine in the morning, and no problems going forward.”
Kinsler said after the game that he felt no issues.
Kinsler suffered from concussion symptoms after taking a Trevor Bauer pitch off the helmet on Sunday in Cleveland, but not until later in the game. Kinsler went from passing concussion tests right after being hit to struggling to stay on his feet by the time he left a few innings later, having reacted awkwardly on a ground ball up the middle. He hoped to be back right away until a lingering symptom — Ausmus called it “fogginess” — snuck up on him while riding an exercise bike on Tuesday at Minnesota.
Kinsler had to go through the process …
