San Francisco Giants right-hander Alex Cobb exited his start against the New York Mets on Tuesday afternoon with what the team described as a right groin injury. On Wednesday, Cobb was placed on the 10-day injured list while right-handed pitcher Yunior Marte recalled from the minors as a corresponding move.
Cobb, who departed during the fifth inning, appeared to suffer the injury as he ran toward first to cover the base on a double. Prior to the injury, he had thrown 4 1/3 innings, surrendering four runs (three earned) on six hits and no walks. He had struck out four of his 19 batters faced.
Looks like a groin injury for Alex Cobb. Grabbed at his leg while running to cover first on the two-run double: pic.twitter.com/t5Bp6ZaZDy
— Alex Pavlovic (@PavlovicNBCS) April 19, 2022
The severity of Cobb's injury is unknown, but he'll now miss at least one turn in the rotation. The Giants could turn to one of their long relievers, be it Sam Long or Tyler Beede, to take his spot, perhaps as part of a bullpen game situation.
Cobb, a veteran now of 11 big-league seasons, signed a two-year pact with the Giants over the offseason. In one start entering Tuesday, he had struck out 10 batters and allowed two runs in five innings of work. Notably, Cobb's sinker velocity is up this season, increasing from 92.7 mph last year to 94.5 mph.
The Giants lost both ends of a doubleheader in New York Tuesday and still have two games to go in that series. San Francisco will then continue its road trip with stops with a three-game set in Washington against the Nationals and a one-off in Milwaukee versus the Brewers before returning home. (The game against the Brewers is part of Major League Baseball's scheduled adjustments to make up the games that were delayed by the owner-imposed lockout.)
The Giants' next day off will fall on Thursday, April 28.
