Gavin Floyd leaves with elbow fracture after throwing curveball

Gavin Floyd left his start Thursday against the Washington Nationals after throwing his first pitch of the 7th inning with an elbow injury that was later revealed to be a fracture.

Floyd hung a curveball to Jayson Werth which was pulled deep to left and foul. Floyd immediately looked over to the Atlanta Braves dugout because he knew something was wrong. A trainer came out to examine him, and he quickly exited the game.

Floyd was making his ninth start since returning from Tommy John surgery and enjoying his best outing. He had pitched six scoreless innings, struck out six, and only allowed two hits and a walk.

One person watching the game on the Braves’ TV feed took this screenshot of Floyd’s nasty elbow:

NOT how an elbow should look. Best wishes to Gavin Floyd. @Braves pic.twitter.com/7wDNE58vbf

— Brittany Callahan (@BrittCallie) June 20, 2014

X-rays after the game revealed the fractured olecranon.

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