Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Zebby Matthews had to exit Saturday’s game at New York against the Yankees after sustaining a laceration to his right foot.
The trouble began in the fifth inning when Matthews appeared to be in pain after delivering a 95 mph fastball that missed the strike zone against batter Ben Rice.
Manager Derek Shelton and a trainer made their way out to the mound to check on the right-hander. Matthews signaled he was okay with a thumbs up and remained in the game after throwing a practice pitch.
However, Matthews continued to struggle with his command, throwing three consecutive balls out of the zone to Rice — issuing his third walk of the inning — before Shelton decided to pull him from the game.
Over his 4 2/3 innings of work, Matthews surrendered four runs on three hits.
Heading into Saturday’s contest, the pitcher carried a 4-5 record with a 4.43 ERA across 11 starts on the season.
