Diamondbacks' Robbie Ray receives stitches after being struck in head with line drive

Ray sat upright as he left the game, bloody hand holding a towel up to his head

Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray is knocked to the mound after he is hit by a line drive against the Cardinals. USATSI

[Update: 11:41 p.m. ET]: Ray has been released from the hospital after passing the necessary tests. For now, anyway, it appears the only damage done was a gash that required stitches. He'll go through the normal concussion protocol in the coming days:

Ray needed a few stitches, then returned to the park, showered and is back resting at the hotel.

— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) July 29, 2017

Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray was carted off the field during the second inning of Friday night's game at St. Louis after being struck in the head by a Luke Voit line drive:

Robbie Ray appeared to be struck on the head by a line drive. He's down.

— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) July 29, 2017

Ray is being carted off. There appeared to be blood on his hand. He was covering his head with a towel. Scary stuff.

— Nick Piecoro (@nickpiecoro) July 29, 2017

Ray has been a bright spot all season. He entered Friday's start against the Cardinals (GameTracker) sporting a 150 ERA+ and 2.61 strikeout-to-walk ratio. 

The Diamondbacks inserted reliever T.J. McFarland to take Ray's place.