Joe Palumbo might have exited today’s game with a nasty looking blister on his thumb after just 40 pitches but I would have believed you if you told me it was from a snake bite.
Despite earning PCL pitcher of the week honors and tossing nothing but no-hit innings in his final tuneup, Palumbo ran face first into Mike Trout and the Angels before a blister ended his afternoon.
This makes a second time Palumbo has neared a permanent audition in the rotation only to see a nagging injury halt his progress immediately.