The Kansas City Royals placed right-hander Alec Marsh on the 15-day injured list Thursday, one day after he was struck in his throwing forearm by a line drive.

Fellow right-hander Will Klein was recalled from Triple-A Omaha in a corresponding move.

Addison Barger led off the fifth inning with a comebacker that hit Marsh. Undaunted, Marsh picked up the ball and threw to first to get the out before exiting the game.

"We feel like we got pretty lucky," Royals manager Matt Quatraro said after his team's 3-2 win. "It got him in like just above the elbow, on the forearm, but squaring him up. I mean, you could see (the laces) pretty good.

"He was saying, 'Oh, it's coming back. It's coming back.' We've got to use our heads there a little bit."

Marsh, 25, is 3-0 with a 2.70 ERA in five starts this season. He struggled to a 3-9 mark with a 5.69 ERA in 17 games (eight starts) as a rookie in 2023.

Klein, 24, has yet to make his major league debut. He has recorded three saves without allowing any earned runs in nine relief appearances this season with the Storm Chasers.