Nick Lodolo Could Go on the Injured List for Blister
The Cincinnati Reds’ left-handed pitcher, Nick Lodolo, could be placed on the injured list after leaving Monday night’s game against the Chicago Cubs in the second inning due to a blister on his left index finger. Lodolo retired the first five Cubs batters. Then, after throwing a strike on his first pitch to Justin Turner, he gestured towards his left hand. Manager Terry Francona ran to the mound with a coach for a brief conversation. Lodolo walked to the dugout and was replaced by Nick Martinez. It’s better now, which is good. I certainly think we’re going to err on the side of caution, because he’s dealt with this before, and you never want this to turn into something else as far as the arm or something like that. So we’ll do the right thing. Lodolo is 8-6 with a 3.05 ERA in 23 starts (the most of his career) and 129 2/3 innings. He has won his last three decisions.The 6-foot-6 pitcher, Lodolo, had a blister last season and doesn’t think this one is as severe.It really just came on. I threw to (Willi) Castro, struck him out, and felt nothing. I threw the slider to Turner and felt like the skin ripped on my finger.
Nick Lodolo
Added: “If I threw a couple more pitches, I wouldn’t have been in a good situation. Last year, I started trying to throw the ball, compensating, because I didn’t want to put too much pressure on my index finger.”Not too bad. It didn’t open up or anything, so we’ll see how it looks tomorrow and go from there.
Nick Lodolo
