Mets pitcher Steven Matz to be evaluated for forearm discomfort
The Mets are coming offa franchise-worst 25-4 lo s against the Nationals where pitcherSteven Matz struggled on the mound and didn’t make it out of the first inning, but Roberto Perez Jersey it appears he might have been suffering from pain in his throwing arm.New York managerMickey Callaway revealed Wednesday Matz had some pain and discomfort in his forearm and that the left-hander will be examined, likely with an MRI, in New York.Hedid mention after the game that he had a little tightne s or discomfort in his forearm, Callaway said, per the New York Post. I think we will get him checked out and go from there.Matz’sstart Tuesday was the shortest of his career with two outs and seven runs allowed. Matz said after the game he had been dealing with a „dead Mike Napoli Jersey arm phase“ for about three starts. Callaway acknowledged Wednesday that the Mets knew of the dead arm, but the forearm discomfort was new.There had been no discomfort like we heard after the game last night, Callaway said. But he was dealing with the dead arm a little bit, which every pitcher goes through. We’ll get him checked out and go from there.Matz’sERA has gone up from 3.31 to 4.35 since July 12, the Post notes. He entered last night’s game with a 3.79 Yonder Alonso Jersey ERA and left with a 4.35.