Brandon McCarthy injury: A’s RHP ‘doing well’ after taking line drive to head

Oakland A’s righthander Brandon McCarthy is conscious and “doing well,” according to the team, after being struck in the right side of his head by a line drive off the bat of the Los Angeles Angels’ Erick Aybar.

#Athletics Brandon McCarthy is conscious and doing well. Doctors at Summit Hospital want him to stay overnight for further observation.—
Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) September 06, 2012

#Athletics McCarthy will not accompany the team on the charter flight to Seattle tomorrow afternoon.—
Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) September 06, 2012

McCarthy never lost consciousness, and the team said he was taken to the hospital for precautionary reasons. Here’s video of the incident:

And hHere’s a tweet from McCarthy’s wife, Amanda:

Thank you everyone for your prayers and well wishes, we really appreciate it. The A's will release a statement soon. Thank you.—
Amanda McCarthy (@Mrs_McCarthy32) September 06, 2012