{"id":620674,"date":"2026-05-03T07:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620674\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T07:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T07:33:32","slug":"astros-christian-walker-feeling-ok-after-being-hit-in-head-by-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/620674\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros’ Christian Walker feeling ‘OK’ after being hit in head by pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

BOSTON — Houston<\/a> first baseman Christian Walker<\/a> expects to be in the lineup Sunday even though he left Saturday’s game in the ninth inning after getting hit in the head by a fastball from Boston<\/a> left-hander Tyler Samaniego<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“That’s always not a great situation, but I’m feeling OK,” Walker said following the Astros’ 6-3 victory<\/a> over the Red Sox. “I think the helmet took most of it. Turning away from it hopefully made it more of a glancing blow than a straight impact.”<\/p>\n

He was hit by a 93.3 mph fastball, and a piece of his helmet appeared to go flying off, which he thought was the C-flap that protects the jaw.<\/p>\n

“It hit the helmet first and then the ball hit me in the head,” Walker said.<\/p>\n

A trainer came rushing out and Walker held a towel to the left side of his forehead as he walked to the dugout.<\/p>\n

Manager Joe Espada said Walker didn’t get cut. When Walker was talking to the media, he had his hat down low over his forehead.<\/p>\n

“Scary,” Espada said. “When he kind of moved his head, the helmet kind of came loose and the ball kind of got some of the forehead area, but no blood.”<\/p>\n

Walker expects to play Sunday.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, I’m planning on it,” he said. “I just went through all the concussion stuff, so I don’t see an issue with that.<\/p>\n

“As long as I don’t wake up with some crazy neck stiffness or something like that, I plan on being in there.”<\/p>\n

Walker hit a solo homer, had three hits and drove in a pair of runs as Houston bounced back from a loss in the series opener Friday.br\/]<\/p>\n

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