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The woman had
been sitting in the second row with her husband and son when the
incident occurred at 7:40 p.m., said Officer Rachel McGuire.
"Apparently a broken bat went into the stands," McGuire said.
"She was taken to Beth Israel Medical Center with what appear to
be life-threatening injuries."
Oakland Athletics third baseman Brett Lawrie had been batting at
the time when his bat shattered on a pitch in the second inning
and struck the woman, who was sitting down the third baseline.
"You try to keep her in your thoughts and, hopefully,
everything's all right and (you) try to get back to the task at
hand," said Lawrie, who added he had been unaware his bat had
hit the woman.
The game was delayed while the woman received treatment before
being taken to hospital.
"It's a scary moment," Boston manager John Farrell said after
the Red Sox won the game 4-2. "Our concern is with her and her
family.
"All you can think about is a family, they come to a ball game
to hopefully get three hours of enjoyment, and unfortunately
with how close our stands are to the field of action, an
accident like this ...is certainly disturbing."
(Editing by Andrew Both and Greg Stutchbury)
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