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Rangers’ MacKenzie Gore shuts down concern after injury scare, but there’s a catch
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With the Texas Rangers coming off the series against the Houston Astros , the team would start the current series against the Colorado Rockies with a 7-6 loss on Monday. On top of the loss, Rangers pitcher MacKenzie Gore would sustain an injury that now has fans concerned.
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Gore would leave in the second inning of the loss on Monday due to left lat tightness, as Shawn McFarland reports on Tuesday that while Gore says he "feels fine," Texas and the pitcher will "have imaging done later just to be safe." Speaking after leaving the game with the injury on Monday, Gore would say it "felt kind of like a cramp."
"I felt kind of like a cramp in that behind-the-shoulder-blade, mid-back area," Gore said, via MLB.com. "I thought it was something I could probably pitch through. … It was uncomfortable, but it wasn't a pain, like I hurt myself or anything like that. It's frustrating for that to happen right from the get-go in the first inning. But we probably made the right move."
Rangers' Skip Schumaker explains MacKenzie Gore 's injury
This season for the Rangers, Gore has recorded a 4.78 ERA to go along with 55 strikeouts and a 3-4 record in 10 starts, as manager Skip Schumaker provided more insight into the issue. Schumaker would say that while it isn't totally a lat injury, it's "kind of in that area."
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"It's more behind the shoulder blade and down mid-back, so not shoulder, not really the lat, but it's kind of in that area," Schumake said. "He said he was feeling OK, but with the weather and the conditions and everything, you hear that and just don't want to push it."
"He feels good now, which is a good sign," Schumaker continued. "We'll see what it looks like tomorrow…Again, it's not in the actual shoulder. People hear lat or shoulder, and they freak out. It's kind of a weird spot, but that's all I can really give you; doctors and everything will figure that out later."
At any rate, it remains to be seen what further scans reveal about the 27-year-old's injury.
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