Blake Hawksworth knocked out of game

Updated: September 25, 2010, 3:18 PM ET
ESPNChicago.com

CHICAGO -- St. Louis Cardinals reliever Blake Hawksworth was taken to a hospital Saturday after being hit in the face by a line drive off the bat of Chicago Cubs outfielder Sam Fuld.

Fuld's liner hit Hawksworth in the fifth inning. He fell to the ground, but he walked off the field under his own power.

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