Chicago White Sox right-hander Mike Clevinger left Wednesday evening’s sport in opposition to the host Los Angeles Dodgers with an apparent injury to his pitching arm
With runners on the corners and two outs within the fifth inning, Clevinger threw a 1-2 fastball that J.D. Martinez fouled off and Clevinger instantly started flexing his arm. The White Sox coaches and coaching employees got here out to the mound and supervisor Pedro Grifol signaled to the bullpen as quickly as he made it to the mound
Gregory Santos relieved Clevinger and struck out Martinez on his first pitch to keep up the White Sox‘s 2-0 lead. Clevinger, who threw 77 pitches, gave up three hits and two walks with 5 strikeouts in 4 2/3 scoreless innings
After a promising begin to his profession, the 32-year-old Clevinger has struggled to remain wholesome lately. He went 42-22 in four-plus seasons in Cleveland to start out his profession, successful no less than 12 video games in every of his first three full seasons.
Cleveland traded him to San Diego in August 2020 however, after serving to the Padres down the stretch to make the playoffs, tore a UCL within the playoffs. After lacking the entire 2021 season after present process his second Tommy John surgical procedure (he additionally underwent the process within the minor leagues in 2012), accidents to his knee and triceps, together with COVID-19, price him a while final season.
He signed with the White Sox as a free agent earlier than this season and was 3-4 with a 4.19 ERA in 11 begins coming into Wednesday
In all, Clevinger is 54-34 with a 3.45 ERA in 139 profession video games, with 125 begins.
–Field Level Media
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