Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Madison Bumgarner is set to be sent back to Arizona to undergo a medical evaluation after he complained of arm fatigue, manager Torey Lovullo stated on Sunday. The left-hander began to experience fatigue during the Diamondbacks’ 1-10 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
“My mechanics were fine,” Bumgarner confirmed when speaking of his pitching performance against the Dodgers. “It was just one of those days you have during the year, and mine just happened to be the first one. It wasn’t like I went out there and threw the ball really well, but I was just one pitch away in the first of it being a completely different game. After that, it wasn’t bad.”
During the Dodgers game, Bumgarner allowed five runs on four hits with four walks and two strikeouts in four innings. Despite this latest setback, Lovullo said that Bumgarner is not expected to miss out on any starts going forward.
Bumgarner is a four-time All-Star, going 134-122 with a 3.44 ERA in 358 career games with the San Francisco Giants and the Diamondbacks.
