star pitcher pitched well on Thursday against the Seattle Mariners. However, he was removed after throwing 92 pitches through six innings, a decision that Rangers manager Skip Schumaker was due to an injury concern, via Kennedi Landry of MLB.com.
“Skip Schumaker said that Jacob deGrom was dealing with groin tightness through much of his start today. That’s what the mound visit was about in the sixth and that’s also why he didn’t come back out for the seventh,” Landry reported.
deGrom was indeed terrific while on the mound despite battling groin tightness throughout the outing. The veteran right-hander struck out 12 Mariners through six innings while allowing no runs and only one hit. Disaster struck following deGrom’s departure from the contest, as Jakob Junis allowed four runs. The Rangers were defeated 4-3, a loss that dealt a blow to a team that is competing for a postseason spot.
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The this season. Nevertheless, the weak American League has left them in contention in both the AL West and AL Wild Card. to keep the Rangers in the postseason conversation.
The 38-year-old has turned in a 3.80 ERA to go along with 186 strikeouts across 149.1 innings of work. deGrom may not be as dominant as he was during his Cy Young years, but the veteran is still performing quite well at 38 years old.
Updates will be provided on Jacob deGrom’s injury concern as they are made available. The hope, of course, is that he’s not dealing with anything serious.
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