ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay Rays beginning pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a decrease left leg bruise within the second inning of Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the New York Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte.
Pepiot fell instantly to the bottom however was in a position to get again up on his personal. He was eliminated after throwing a few warmup pitches from the mound.
The group mentioned X-rays had been adverse. Pepiot mentioned he does not count on to overlook his subsequent begin.
“He will be sore tomorrow, however optimistic he’ll be good to go,” Rays supervisor Kevin Money mentioned.
Pepiot is 3-2 with a 3.68 ERA in seven begins. He was acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers final December in a commerce the place the Rays despatched ace Tyler Glasnow to the Nationwide League membership.
The proper-hander was charged with three runs and three hits over two-plus innings. He went 2-0 with a 1.00 ERA over his earlier three begins.
The Rays received Sunday’s recreation 7-6 in 10 innings to finish a three-game sweep over the Mets.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
