Red Sox pitcher Matt Clement was carried off the field on a stretcher after being knocked down by a line drive to the head. Replays showed the force of Carl Crawford's line drive knocked Clement completely off his feet.
He lay on the ground and barely moved for about five minutes before being placed on the stretcher and immobilized with a neck brace. His teammates gathered around him and showed their concern for the All-Star pitcher and friend.
The ball bounced off the back of Clement's head, just behind his right ear, and went into short left field for an RBI single. Chad Bradford was brought in to replace Clement as the Redsox were leading the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-1.
