BALTIMORE—Blue Jays starter Marcus Stroman was forced out of a contest against the Orioles after just two innings Saturday night, nailed in the elbow by a line drive from Mark Trumbo. Stroman, the most consistent starter in Toronto’s rotation this season, had retired five of six batters faced when he came up against Baltimore’s designated hitter in the bottom of the second. Trumbo’s single — which came off the bat a 107.5 miles per hour, according to Statcast — deflected off the outside of the right-hander’s pitching elbow and rebounded toward catcher Luke Maile. In a scary scene, Stroman immediately dropped to the ground and rolled off the mound, writhing in pain. Trainer George Poulis, bench coach DeMarlo Hale —filling in for manager John Gibbons for the nigh — and pitching coach Pete Walker were immediately out to the mound.

Source: thestar September 03, 2017 00:54 UTC