Astros rookie pitcher Tatsuya Imai sent back to Houston because of right arm fatigue
Astros rookie pitcher Tatsuya Imai returned to Houston after his third start to be examined for right arm fatigue. A 27-year-old right-hander, Imai got just one out in Friday's 9-6 loss to Seattle. “Yesterday, he expressed some arm fatigue, so once we heard that we decided to just send him home to be seen by our doctors,” Espada said Saturday.
SEATTLE (AP) — Astros rookie pitcher Tatsuya Imai returned to Houston after his third start to be examined for right arm fatigue. A 27-year-old right-hander, Imai got just one out in Friday's 9-6 loss to Seattle. He allowed three runs, one hit, three walks and a hit batter while throwing 37 pitches.
“Yesterday, he expressed some arm fatigue, so once we heard that we decided to just send him home to be seen by our doctors,” Espada said Saturday. “Hopefully there is nothing wrong,” Espada added. “Just not good news.
” Imai signed a $54 million, three-year contract and is 1-0 with a 7. 27 ERA. He has 11 walks and 13 strikeouts in 8 2/3 innings.
Imai said the mound at T-Mobile Park was really hard and he wasn’t able to adjust. He did not mention any injury Friday when speaking with reporters. “Once he was done with talking to the media, he mentioned (his injury) to our trainers,” Espada said.