Padres' Joe Musgrove Exits Wild Card Start vs Braves With Apparent Injury

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Joe Musgrove exited his Wild Card start against the Atlanta Braves in the fourth inning with an apparent injury.

Musgrove exited in the top of the fourth inning with the Padres up 5-1. There were no clear signs of an injury from Musgrove but it didn't take long for him to be pulled from the game.

Musgrove appeared to be shaking his right arm after throwing a pitch. After a quick meeting on the mound, Musgrove was removed from the game.

ESPN's Buster Olney reported on the broadcast that there was concern over Musgrove's right elbow. Musgrove has been dealing with elbow issues all season long.

In the fourth inning, Musgrove threw curveballs of 80, 77, and 75 mph. His curveball was up at 82 mph earlier in the game. That's when catcher Kyle Higashioka went to check on Musgrove, and he was ultimately removed from the game.

Right-handed pitcher Bryan Hoeing came in on short notice to replace Musgrove in the top of the fourth inning with two outs. He retired Matt Olson to end the fourth inning.

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