The ball came off that bat at 102.7 MPH, so thank goodness it hit him there and not in a worse place, as Kirby said (see below). The Mariners got the out after the ball ricocheted

Mariners pitcher George Kirby was left bloodied in a scary scene Tuesday night when he was hit in the face with a 102.7-mph line drive off the bat of Orioles infielder Ramon Urias. Luckily, Kirby used his cat-like reflexes to get his hand and glove up right before the ball the ball struck him in the fifth inning of a 5-1 loss.

After scoring 33 runs over their previous five games, the Angels manage only a Taylor Ward homer in 3-2 defeat as Seattle’s George Kirby strikes out 14 and allows just two hits.