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Skaggs wraps first post-surgery season healthy
- Updated: October 2, 2016
ANAHEIM — Tyler Skaggs and the Angels enter the offseason with peace of mind knowing the left-hander is healthy following his first season back from Tommy John surgery.
Skaggs started Saturday night’s game after missing three weeks with a strained left forearm. He recorded five outs on 45 pitches and was charged with one run on three hits and two walks in a 3-0 loss to the Astros.
“I wasn’t going in with any goal, just kind of going out there and trying to feel good,” said Skaggs, who had Tommy John surgery in August 2014. “Granted, you don’t want to go out there and walk people. Overall, my arm felt great, so pretty happy about it.”
The most important thing to come out of the start was Skaggs’ health. He had not pitched since tossing six shutout innings against the Rangers on Sept. 9. The lefty was scratched from his next scheduled start because of the forearm issue, which crept up during his between-starts work, and an MRI exam showed no structural damage to his surgically repaired elbow.
Skaggs used all of his …
