CHICAGO -- Padres right-hander Miguel Diaz left his Wednesday start early with a right forearm strain after tossing 2 1/3 scoreless frames against the Cubs on 43 pitches.
Diaz, a Rule 5 Draft pick, exited after walking Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr. in the bottom of the third. From the dugout, the Padres noticed something appeared wrong with Diaz's arm. After a meeting behind the mound with manager Andy Green and a team trainer, Diaz was removed from the game.
Right-hander Craig Stammen entered and promptly got Anthony Rizzo to bounce into a double play.