Michael Soroka left Friday’s game against the Minnesota Twins after one inning, and Taylor Clarke took over before the second inning. Soroka could not get through his warmup routine after tossing a pitch in the top of the second, a short outing that ended with an injury concern for the Diamondbacks.
Soroka Leaves After Nine Pitches
He threw nine total pitches, six for strikes, before walking to the dugout with a trainer. Soroka also allowed two hits in the inning, then tried to throw a pitch or two before he could not continue.
The brief start cut off a stretch in which he had worked 81 innings with a 2.93 FIP and only six home runs allowed. That level of run prevention is why the exit landed as a setback for the Diamondbacks instead of just another early hook.
Taylor Clarke Steps In
Clarke entered before the start of the second inning and inherited the game immediately after Soroka was unable to finish warming up. The handoff came quickly, which left the Diamondbacks to manage the rest of the night without a starter who had already established a solid run of work.
The source described the injury as looking like a lower body issue, but that was only a guess, not a diagnosis. That leaves the next update focused on one thing: what injury Soroka actually suffered and how long it might keep him out.
Connor Prielipp Faces Michael Soroka in Twins Vs Diamondbacks only adds to the same game context, but the immediate story is the one inning Soroka completed before leaving.
