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 NEW YORK (AP) - Carl Pavano reached for the right side of his head and walked toward the dugout. Melvin Mora's line drive up the middle had knocked him out of his second start for the New York Yankees.
One pitch after Jason Giambi dropped his foul popup for an error, Mora hit a line drive off the pitcher's head so hard that the ball ricocheted into foul territory down the right-field line. Pavano wound up in a hospital, and the Baltimore Orioles went on to a 7-2 victory Sunday.
Pavano remained standing, but was quickly replaced by Tanyon Sturtze. The Yankees said Pavano (0-1) was alert when he came out, but the team sent him to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center for a precautionary examination. A CT scan was negative and he is expected to travel with the team to Boston.
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