Glasnow injured as Pirates beat Phillies

Associated Press

PITTSBURGH

The Pittsburgh Pirates can’t feel all that excited about their victory Saturday because of an injury to their top pitching prospect.

Tyler Glasnow was removed with shoulder discomfort before Gregory Polanco and David Freese hit two-run singles during a five-run fifth inning that rallied Pittsburgh over the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4.

Glasnow exited his second major league start in the fourth. The rookie right-hander was recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day and allowed two runs (one earned) and four hits in three-plus innings. The 6-foot-8 22-year-old is one of the best pitching prospects in baseball.

Manager Clint Hurdle said he had “no sense at all” of the severity of the injury.

“He didn’t notice or tell us or share anything with us until just visually we saw him moving his arm around like it was uncomfortable,” Hurdle said. “We went out and talked to him and removed him.”

“It’s a long year and you’re always going to have things come up,” Glasnow said. “It was kind of a progression, I guess, inning by inning got a little worse and they felt like it was time for me to come out.”

Polanco’s hit put the Pirates ahead 4-3 and chased starter Aaron Nola. Freese’s hit off Severino Gonzalez pushed the lead to three runs, and Francisco Cervelli capped the inning with a sac-fly to help Pittsburgh win for the fourth time in six games.