Orioles star Adley Rutschman needed a little help from trainers to stay in his game Tuesday night ... after he was badly bloodied following a head-first slide.
The painful play went down just minutes into Baltimore's tilt with the Yankees ... when Rutschman was trying to avoid being picked off at second base.
Ouch.
— Dillard Barnhart (@BarnHasSpoken2) June 18, 2024
Hoping Adley Rutschman will be alright. pic.twitter.com/DvrUPEdnnM
Nestor Cortes attempted to throw him out as he strayed a little too far from the bag -- but in his hurry to retreat back, Rutschman accidentally faceplanted.
The 26-year-old was ruled safe ... but it proved to be costly -- as he sustained a gnarly nosebleed that he had to take care.
Adley Rutschman faceplanted trying to get back to second 😅 pic.twitter.com/gVPUiuV7qc
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Thankfully for the O's, Rutschman was able to remain in the game -- and, somehow, he played well ... logging two hits in his four at-bats.
It wasn't quite enough to get the W -- New York pulled out the win, 4-2 ... but Adley and his healing nose won't have to wait long to exact revenge -- Game 2 of the series kicks off Wednesday at 7:05 PM ET.