ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Justin Steele exited his first profession opening-day begin with left hamstring tightness after taking place awkwardly whereas fielding a sacrifice bunt within the fifth inning towards World Collection champion Texas on Thursday evening.
Steele got here off the mound and lunged whereas reaching to select up a ball. After tossing the ball to first base to get out Leody Taveras, Steele went right down to the bottom in foul territory, grabbing the again of his left leg above his knee.
After being visited by an athletic coach, Steele acquired up on his personal and walked slowly towards the Cubs dugout. Julian Merryweather changed Steele and acquired out of the inning to maintain the sport tied 1-1.
Steele struck out six and allowed three hits over 4 2/3 innings. He was 16-5 with a 3.06 ERA in 30 begins final season, when he was an All-Star and completed fifth within the NL Cy Younger Award voting.
His first two strikeouts got here towards Marcus Semien and Corey Seager, the primary two hitters within the Rangers lineup and the highest finishers in final season’s AL MVP voting behind unanimous winner Shohei Ohtani.
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