Yankees’ Jordan Montgomery leaves start early with elbow tightness
New York Yankees pitcher Jordan Montgomery was forced to leave his start on Tuesday with an elbow injury.
Montgomery was making his sixth start of the season. However, he was removed from the New York’s game against the Houston Astros after just seven pitches due to elbow tightness. He was replaced by Domingo German.
Jordan Montgomery has left tonight's #MLBNShowcase after only 7 pitches. He has been replaced by Domingo Germán. pic.twitter.com/uSLKH0dWRV
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) May 2, 2018
Yankees starter Jordan Montgomery exited the game with left elbow tightness, the club announces. He is going to New York tomorrow for more evaluation
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) May 2, 2018
Montgomery, 25, made 29 starts last season and pitched to a 3.88 ERA over 155.1 innings. In his first five starts this season he has a 3.77 ERA in 26.1 innings. He had pitched a scoreless first inning against Houston before exiting.
