Drew Pomeranz has been down this road before.
So while he’s concerned that pain in the AC joint of his left shoulder forced him out of Monday’s start in the fifth inning, he’s somewhat comfortable that he won’t miss a start because of the problem.
He walked five in 4.1 innings, a total he’d reached just once in seven previous starts, so that was a matter of concern. When he issued back-to-back walks in the fifth inning with one out, then went to a 2-1 count on cleanup hitter Evan Gattis, manager Bob Melvin came out and brought with him trainer Walt Horn.