Red Sox RHP Garrett Whitlock leaves after 1 inning with tight right elbow
Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Garrett Whitlock, foreground, reacts as Toronto Blue Jays designated hitter Brandon Belt, back left, rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run during first-inning baseball game action in Toronto, Sunday, July 2, 2023. Credit: AP/Frank Gunn
TORONTO — Boston Red Sox right-hander Garrett Whitlock left Sunday’s start against the Toronto Blue Jays with tightness in his right elbow.
Whitlock came in with a 4-3 record and a 5.15 ERA in nine starts. He missed 27 games earlier this season because of right elbow ulnar neuritis, a nerve inflammation that causes numbness in the hand.
Whitlock also missed 10 games at the start of the season while recovering from right hip surgery.
Left-hander Brennan Bernardino took over for Whitlock, who allowed a two-out solo home run to Toronto designator Brandon Belt in his lone inning of work.
A three-year veteran, all with Boston, Whitlock began the day 16-9 with a 3.34 ERA in 86 career games. He made 46 relief appearances as a rookie in 2021, then started nine times in 31 appearances last season.
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