Rich Hill left his start on Wednesday night for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the San Francisco Giants after just one inning due to an apparent injury that the team later said was left forearm tightness.
Hill came out for warmups after the Dodgers scored three in the bottom of the first to take a 3-0 lead. After a making a throw, he felt uncomfortable and called out a trainer. He was then removed from his start and replaced by Dylan Floro.
Hill went 1-2-3 in the first, striking out two. He is 4-1 with a 2.55 ERA this season.
Hill’s health has always been his biggest enemy. Despite being in the bigs for 15 seasons, he has thrown fewer than 1,000 career innings. Since 2008, he has never thrown more than 135.2 innings in the regular season. He has a history of blister issues on his finger and was bothered by a knee injury in spring training.
The 39-year-old southpaw has been excellent when healthy and has a career 3.20 ERA with the Dodgers.
