The Norfolk Tides’ 12-4 victory Thursday night at Durham was stopped Thursday night in the eighth inning when Bulls pitcher Tyler Zombro was hit in the head and knocked out with a batted ball.
“Tyler Zombro was transported to Duke University Hospital in Durham and is in stable condition,” the statement from the Bulls’ parent club, the Tampa Bay Rays, said at 11:05 p.m. “He is currently undergoing further treatment and observation.”
Zombro, a right-hander, had just entered the Triple-A East game, replacing Joey Krehbiel, when he was hit by a line drive off the bat of Norfolk’s Brett Cumberland.