Griffin Canning Leaves Early With Elbow Irritation
4 months agoLos Angeles Angels right-hander Griffin Canning (elbow) left his start early on Friday in Oakland against the division-rival Athletics due to right-elbow irritation when he was throwing his slider. However, Canning said after the 13-3 blowout loss to open the second half of the season that he's not overly concerned about the injury. Adding insult to injury, Canning was demolished by the lowly A's in his 3 1/3 innings of work for his 10th loss of the year, allowing a season-high-tying six earned runs on six hits (one home run) while walking two and striking out three to raise his season ERA to 5.20. Even though the 28-year-old isn't that concerned about his elbow, it doesn't mean the Angels won't put him on the 15-day injured list. Canning, who pitches for one of the worst teams in baseball, came into Friday's start with a career-low 15.7% strikeout rate.
Source: MLB.com - Rhett Bollinger
Source: MLB.com - Rhett Bollinger