Reds starter Brandon Williamson left tonight’s begin in opposition to the Braves in apparent discomfort. The southpaw in plenty of ache after throwing a pitch to Michael Harris II within the second inning (video offered by Pitching Ninja). Williamson got here out of the sport and Cincinnati later introduced that he suffered an elbow pressure (X hyperlink through Charlie Goldsmith of the Cincinnati Enquirer). The Reds have but to offer a lot past that preliminary prognosis. They’ll presumably ship Williamson for imaging throughout the subsequent couple days.

The left-hander has spent many of the season on the injured record. Williamson suffered a shoulder harm in Spring Coaching. Whereas it initially regarded as if he may have to bear surgical procedure, he managed to deal with the problem with a sequence of injections. Williamson returned to the MLB workers this month. He’d allowed 4 runs (three earned) throughout 13 innings over his first three appearances of the season.

Williamson began 23 video games for Cincinnati final 12 months. The TCU product made his MLB debut in Might and tossed 117 innings of 4.46 ERA ball over the following few months. Williamson was hit onerous early on however turned in a 3.97 ERA in 70 1/3 frames after the All-Star Break. He had a very good probability of securing a spot in the back of David Bell’s Opening Day rotation had he been wholesome.

That wasn’t the case, and he’ll now hope that tonight’s elbow harm isn’t as severe because it initially appears. The Reds will definitely shut him down for the ultimate couple weeks of this season. If he incurred vital ligament harm, that’d clearly have the potential for surgical procedure that would sideline him subsequent 12 months.

Assuming the Reds place Williamson on the injured record, he’ll be a part of Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, Graham Ashcraft and Andrew Abbott. Rotation accidents have been an enormous think about Cincinnati’s disappointing season. Bell indicated earlier than tonight’s sport that the Reds are hopeful of getting Greene and Abbott again earlier than the top of the 12 months (relayed on X by Mark Sheldon of MLB.com). Lodolo, who went on the IL in late August with a finger sprain, won’t return this season.