Arrieta won’t return for Phillies in regular season
Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta will not pitch again in the regular season because of a strained right hamstring.
Arrieta (4-4, 5.08 ERA) was injured against the Mets on Tuesday night. Manager Joe Girardi said on Thursday that Arrieta could return to the rotation if the Phillies make the playoffs.
The Phillies are chasing their first playoff berth since 2011. Arrieta walked off the mound, grabbing the back of his right leg, after hitting Andres Gimenez with a pitch to load the bases.
Arrieta said after the game “there’s no question in my mind” he would return for the playoffs. Now, he faces the prospect that he could have made the last start of his Phillies career. The 2015 NL Cy Young Award winner is in the final season of a $75 million contract.
The 34-year-old is 110-79 with a 3.76 ERA dating to 2010 with Baltimore, the Cubs and Phillies.
Mets’ ace improves: Mets right-hander Jacob deGrom is day-to-day after leaving his start Wednesday night with a right hamstring spasm.
Manager Luis Rojas said deGrom played catch without pain on Thursday and had “bounced back after yesterday’s scary moment.”
The 32-year-old exited after a surprisingly rough two innings that could put a wrinkle in his bid for a third straight NL Cy Young Award.
Rojas pulled deGrom after only 40 pitches and one strikeout. He allowed three earned runs in a game for the the first time this season, pushing his ERA back over 2.00 at 2.09.
Padres-Mariners move series: The Mariners’ upcoming series against the Padres has been relocated to San Diego due to air quality concerns in the Seattle area.
Seattle will be the home team for all three games of the series that begins Friday night, meaning the Padres could be in position to clinch their first playoff berth since 2006 while playing as visitors in their home ballpark.
Five Major League Baseball games have been moved due to wildfires.