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Anderson’s start cut short by blister on finger
- Updated: August 21, 2016
CINCINNATI — For the second straight start, Dodgers starter Brett Anderson left early with an injury. After only three-plus innings in Saturday’s 11-1 loss to the Reds at Great American Ball Park, Anderson was lifted with a blister on his left index finger.
Anderson allowed five runs in the first two innings and then he began the fourth with a four-pitch walk to opposing pitcher Brandon Finnegan before throwing a 2-1 pitch to Billy Hamilton to the backstop. After that, head athletic trainer Neil Rampe and manager Dave Roberts came out to look at Anderson, and pulled him from the game.
“I didn’t realize it until that third inning and he just wasn’t getting his breaking ball over and didn’t have any feel,” Roberts said. “So talking to the trainers, they said there was something going on with his index finger. That’s when it really became evident to me.”
The problem arose for Anderson in his last rehab start, on Aug. 8 for Triple-A Oklahoma City. He was able to complete five innings that night on 71 pitches and worked to counteract the problem. However, it flared up …
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