HOUSTON -- Chicago Cubs left-hander Mike Montgomery exited Monday's game against the Houston Astros before even throwing a single pitch, but thinks he'll be OK after possibly popping a blood vessel in his finger.
"The tip of my left middle finger swelled up," Montgomery said after Chicago's 6-5 loss. "It just kept getting worse. It ballooned up on me."
Montgomery felt the issue in the bullpen but took the mound to start the fifth inning before manager Joe Maddon immediately pulled him in favor of Kyle Ryan.