St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Lance Lynn was forced to leave Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants after rolling his right ankle while fielding a ground ball, according to Bay Area News Group’s Andrew Baggarly.
Continue for updates.
Lynn Walks Off on His Own Power
Saturday, August 29
The St. Louis hurler headed for the dugout in the eighth inning and was replaced by relief pitcher Randy Choate, but it was quite encouraging that he was able to walk off the field after crumbling to the ground, as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch‘s Derrick Goold observed:
MLB.com provided video here showing how the injury occurred.
Per Baggarly, Lynn’s ankle sprain is being described as mild. Jennifer Langosch of MLB.com reported Lynn is optimistic he’ll be able to make his next start due to very little swelling in his ankle and being able to walk without a limp.
Prior to departing the National League clash, Lynn was pitching a six-hit shutout. Had he held the Giants scoreless, it would have been his first shutout of the season and the second of his career, per Goold.
Entering Saturday afternoon, Lynn was 10-8 with a 2.94 ERA and 1.34 WHIP. But after going 3-1 in July, Lynn’s August has been a mixed bag. Prior to going down with the ankle injury, the 28-year-old was 2-3 in August with a 4.07 ERA that ranked as his worst in any month this season.
While Lynn isn’t regarded as a full-fledged ace just yet, the Cardinals (82-46) will need him healthy as they seek to capture a third straight NL Central crown and make yet another deep postseason run.
Read more MLB news on BleacherReport.com