CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Guardians designated hitter David Fry sustained a broken nose and facial fractures after he was hit in the face by a pitch from Detroit’s Tarik Skubal in the sixth inning of Cleveland’s 5-2 win over the Tigers , a victory that deadlocked the AL Central division race.

“He is doing OK, he's in good spirits,” manager Stephen Vogt said by phone Wednesday morning. “He’s upright, he’s alert.”

Vogt visited Fry in the hospital. The team said Fry was discharged from the Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday afternoon and is resting comfortably.

The Guardians said imaging and clinical examination showed Fry sustained multiple, minimally displaced, left-sided facial and nasal fractures. A timeline for recovery is 6-8 weeks without the need for surgery.

Fry was placed on th

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