"Chase Dollander left this afternoon's start in Pittsburgh in the second inning on account of right arm tightness. Dollander told Thomas Harding of MLB.com postgame that the club had not scheduled any imaging. "I don't know; I'm not sure," he replied when asked about his level of concern. "I don't want to say too much before anything else happens - not to freak myself out or anyone else.""
"The ninth overall pick in the 2023 draft, Dollander struggled at Coors Field as a rookie last season. He has taken a major step forward this year, entering today's outing with a 3.35 ERA across 43 innings. He'd punched out 26% of opponents while averaging 99 mph on his four-seam fastball. Pittsburgh rocked him for five hits and three runs in an inning-plus today, although it's fair to attribute the ugly start to the arm discomfort."
"Dollander tells Harding he first felt some arm discomfort coming out of last Friday's start in Philadelphia. He had a slight velocity dip this afternoon, sitting 97-98 mph with the heater instead of his usual 99. That's not much of a concern in itself - it was the first inning and the game temperature was in the high 40s - but becomes more alarming in conjunction with the arm discomfort."
"The Rox haven't revealed whether Dollander will go on the injured list. It'd behoove them to exercise caution with the most important member of their pitching staff. Today's loss dropped Colorado to an NL-worst 17-27 record. They're still early in what'll be a long-term rebuild, so the focus should be on Dollander's health."
Chase Dollander left his start in Pittsburgh in the second inning due to right arm tightness. He said the club had not scheduled imaging and expressed uncertainty about his level of concern, avoiding speculation before more information is available. The ninth overall pick from the 2023 draft struggled at Coors Field as a rookie but improved this year, entering with a 3.35 ERA over 43 innings and averaging 99 mph on his four-seam fastball. He first felt arm discomfort after his start in Philadelphia last Friday, and his velocity dipped to 97-98 mph during the outing. Colorado has not announced whether he will go on the injured list. Tanner Gordon pitched four innings of one-run mop-up after being recalled from Triple-A, replacing Jimmy Herget, who went on the 15-day injured list with a shoulder impingement.
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