Looks like lightening might have struck again.
Zambrano left tonight's game with tightness in his shoulder and is flying back to Chicago for an MRI
from MLB.com:
Cubs starter Carlos Zambrano lasted longer than most pitchers would have Wednesday night, but he had to be pulled in the seventh inning because of discomfort in his right shoulder.
Zambrano will fly back to Chicago on Thursday to be examined by team orthopedic specialist Dr. Steven Gryzlo, and is expected to undergo an MRI on his right shoulder. The team expects to have more details on the right-hander's status by Friday.
"He's got shoulder discomfort, and we don't know more than that," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said.
Four different players drove in a run in a four-run third inning to spark the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-4 Interleague victory over the Cubs and Zambrano. The Rays batted around in the key third, taking a 5-2 lead, and Zambrano had totaled 54 pitches by that point. But he stayed in the game.
In the seventh, Zambrano walked Carl Crawford and got B.J. Upton to ground into a double play. Zambrano threw one pitch to Eric Hinske, and catcher Geovany Soto signaled to the dugout. Cubs athletic trainer Mark O'Neal and Piniella then went to the mound, and after some discussion, Zambrano finally exited.
"I wanted to finish the hitter," Zambrano said. "Lou told me, 'That's enough,' and I have to respect that."
"He was trying to talk me into staying," Piniella said of his animated chat with Zambrano. "He was convincing, but we did the right thing getting him out of there, obviously. We hope for the best, that's all we can do."
SI's recap here
Includes this:
Catcher Geovany Soto motioned for manager Lou Piniella to head out to the mound after Zambrano threw his last pitch.
''He threw a pitch funny. Like weird,'' Soto said. ''I went out there. It was like, 'Are you alright? What's going on?' He said, 'Yeah, I'm fine.' I just had to call somebody because I didn't think it was alright.''
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