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Adrian Houser has ‘positive vibe' despite early injury exit in Giants' win
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Adrian Houser has 'positive vibe' despite early injury exit in Giants' win originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SAN FRANCISCO — Tuesday night felt a bit like déjà vu for the Giants when, for the second consecutive game, their starting pitcher exited early with an arm injury.
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And though the team received bad news about Carson Whisenhunt earlier in the afternoon after he left Monday's win against the Cincinnati Reds , the initial outlook for Adrian Houser appears a bit more optimistic.
"Just some tightness in his flexor," manager Tony Vitello said after the Giants' 3-1 win . "Felt good in the bullpen. Felt good rolling through the first inning, and then going back out there, just kind of barking at him a little bit. Kind of a tight feeling, based off that meeting on the mound."
During the second inning of Tuesday's game, after throwing just 26 pitches, Houser appeared to show discomfort in his arm before leaving the game with a trainer.
Vitello revealed Houser will undergo an MRI on Wednesday morning to get a better understanding of the injury.
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"[Houser] has a positive vibe about it," Vitello added. "So hopefully his true feeling is kind of what shows up there. But we'll see."
"Started a little bit in the [Reds catcher Tyler] Stephenson at-bat at the end of the first, and then went back out for the second," Houser told reporters. "Just kind of feeling it on every pitch. I was trying to gut through it, get through it. Been barking a little bit, but you know, just kind of got to the point where I was a little just feeling it every time, so we wanted to play it safe. So hopefully everything's good. Just minor setback, little tightness, but get an MRI tomorrow and go from there."
Houser also explained he had strained his flexor, which is a muscle in the forearm near the inside of the elbow, back in 2022 when he was with the Milwaukee Brewers . He said this episode of tightness "feels similar, but not near as bad," which could be a positive sign.
The 33-year-old righty missed about eight weeks with that injury, though he and the team will hope tomorrow's MRI comes back cleaner so that Houser potentially can pitch again in 2026.
After all, it's about time the Giants got some fortunate news on the injury front.
