Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman pulled from second inning with injured ankle
TORONTO — Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman lay susceptible on the turf for a number of moments, scaring his teammates, opponents and Toronto followers early Saturday afternoon.
The 31-year-old was helped off the sector after struggling a right-ankle contusion when he was hit by a comebacker within the Jays’ 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in first recreation of a doubleheader.
Toronto supervisor Charlie Montoyo stated X-rays of Gausman’s ankle got here again damaging and the group would see how he felt Sunday.
“Similar to everyone else, I hoped that it wasn’t something worse than a contusion,” stated Montoyo. “That is what had occurred and that is excellent news.”
Tampa shortstop Wander Franco hit a comebacker to Gausman within the second inning, with the ball bouncing off the turf and into the pitcher’s proper ankle.
Gausman tried to make a play, however as an alternative fell to his abdomen. Toronto catcher Gabriel Moreno accomplished the play and threw Diaz out at first, along with his battery mate in misery close by.
Trainers attended to Gausman and helped him off the sector because the inning ended.
Rays starter Shane McClanahan earned the win, placing out 10 and permitting simply two runs over seven innings of labor. He stated after the sport he and his teammates had been involved for Gausman and happy to listen to that his X-rays got here again damaging.
“That’s a fantastic factor to see,” stated McClanahan. “I used to be asking about him all by way of the sport, how he was doing. That is the most effective of a foul scenario.
“All of us take care of that man and we’re praying and hoping for the most effective.”
Gausman struck out three and gave up 4 hits in two scoreless innings earlier than the harm.
Proper-hander Casey Lawrence, who had been known as up from triple-A Buffalo as Toronto’s twenty seventh participant for the doubleheader, took over pitching duties within the third inning. He pitched 5 2/3 innings of reduction, permitting six runs to take the loss.
“You are feeling for a man like that,” Lawrence stated of Gausman. “You do not need anyone to go down in these conditions and, on the identical time, you realize that it’s a must to be able to go and go on the market and carry out, whereas placing it behind your head.
“You continue to give it some thought and hope that hopefully all the things’s O.Ok. however then you definitely’ve obtained a job to do.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed July 2, 2022.
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press
