«Breaking News» Fenway fan hit in head by Devon Travis' thrown bat

The Boston Red Sox reached 100 wins for the first time since 1946 on Wednesday night at Fenway park, but one unfortunate fan paid a steep price when a bat slipped out of Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis and crashed into his forehead in the eighth inning.   

Travis's errant swing came on what the Blue Jays announcer referred to as a 'dancing knuckleball,' from Boston's Steven Wright.

The bat cleared the netting along the baseline and landed about 15 rows up in the box seats, about midway between third base and home plate. Security scrambled for towels and a stretcher was brought to take the man.

The unnamed man received a big cheer from the crowd when he stood up. Holding a towel to his head in his right hand, he pumped his left fist to acknowledge the applause. He walked to the stretcher and sat on it and was wheeled away.

Fans react after getting hit by a bat, which flew over the protective screening, after Toronto Blue Jays's Devon Travis lost his grip on a swing during the eighth inning of a baseball game

The unnamed fan was fine, and even received a big cheer from the crowd when he stood up. Holding a towel to his head in his right hand, he pumped his left fist to acknowledge the applause. He walked to the stretcher and sat on it and was wheeled away

Stadiums have been extending the netting behind home plate in recent years to prevent such incidents, but Travis's bat still managed to sneak into the crowd. 

A similar incident occurred at Fenway in 2015 when infielder Brett Lawrie's broken bat splintered into the stands and struck a woman in the face. She suffered significant injuries and was hospitalized.      

The Red Sox did not immediately respond to a request for an update on the fan. 

Afterwards the scoreboards at Fenway Park flashed '100 WINS' to celebrate the Red Sox reaching the milestone for the first time since Ted Williams returned from World War II.

'That's what we've done all year,' Boston's David Price said on Wednesday night after pitching seven innings of three-hit ball to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 1-0. 'That's why we have 100 wins right now.'

Price (15-6) struck out seven to win his sixth straight decision, leaving after 92 pitches with a lead earned when Rafael Devers scampered home on a wild pitch by Aaron Sanchez (4-6) in the fifth inning. The Red Sox left-hander is unbeaten in 11 starts and is 5-0 with a 1.56 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break.

Devon Travis loses his bat during the eighth inning of Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox 

Wright pitched the eighth and Craig Kimbrel got three outs for his 39th save, and Boston's magic number for clinching the AL East dropped to seven over the second-place New York Yankees.

'Don't get me wrong; 100 is 100. But we've got bigger goals, obviously,' Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. 'Today we got closer to one of those goals.'

A night after becoming the first major league team this year to clinch a playoff spot, Boston won for the 10th time in 14 games and moved a season-high 54 games above .500 for the first time since the 1946 team of Williams, Johnny Pesky, Bobby Doerr and Dom DiMaggio went 104-50.

The Red Sox need only to go 6-10 the rest of the season to break the franchise record of 105 wins, set in 1912. Boston also won 101 games in 1915.

'Somebody just told me it's been done three times here and the last one was 70-something years ago,' first baseman Mitch Moreland said. 'I think that speaks for itself.'

Devon Travis reacted immediately to his mistake after his bat struck one fan in the face 

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Main photo article The Boston Red Sox reached 100 wins for the first time since 1946 on Wednesday night at Fenway park, but one unfortunate fan paid a steep price when a bat slipped out of Toronto Blue Jays second baseman Devon Travis and crashed into his forehead in the eighth inning.   
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