In the eighth inning of Thursday’s 5-3 win, Cincinnati Reds reliever Tejay Antone pitched with the bases loaded and two outs.
Facing Atlanta Braves pinch-hitter Pablo Sandoval with the game potentially on the line, Antone threw a 98 mph sinker and got an inning ending pop out to shortstop.
After that pitch, he said he felt pain in his arm. Two days later, Antone went on the 10-day injured list with a right forearm strain.
“I tried to get on it so I could put him away in a big situation, I think my form got out of whack,” Antone said. “It was only on that one pitch that I felt something.”
“I had a lot of adrenaline at that moment, so I think that was blocking some pain. Once I got inside and did my shoulder program and did all my working out and stuff, I was like man, this is not really going away and in a way (is) getting worse.”
Earlier this month, Antone went on the 10-day injured list with right forearm inflammation. He missed two weeks then, but this trip to the IL is expected to last until after the All-Star break.
“It was completely different than what I had previously felt from the first IL (trip),” Antone said. “Poor timing. Maybe there was something underlying that I didn't feel.”
