Ryne Nelson took an 87-mph liner off the bat of Mike Yastrzemski to his pitching arm, forcing him to leave in the second inning of a 5-0 Arizona Diamondbacks loss to the San Francisco Giants in San Francisco.
Arizona Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson exited Thursday night’s start against the San Francisco Giants with a bruised pitching elbow after getting hit by a line drive in the second inning. X-rays were negative.
Logan Webb allowed just two hits in seven shutout innings as the San Francisco Giants opened a four-game home series against Arizona Diamondbacks with a 5-0 victory on Thursday.
Giants: Blake Snell (0-2, 12.86 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, nine strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants lead 1-0 in a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. San Francisco has a 9-11 record overall and a 4-3 record at home.
D-backs starter Ryne Nelson had to exit his start on Thursday night in San Francisco after the second inning when he was struck in the right arm by a line drive off the bat of Giants right fielder Mike Yastrzemski.