ANAHEIM -- Angels right-hander Keynan Middleton knew something was amiss after throwing a changeup to retire Eduardo Escobar on a groundout in the eighth inning of the Angels' game against the Twins on Sunday afternoon.
"When it left my hand, I knew something was wrong," Middleton said.
The radar gun, too, signaled trouble: Middleton's next two pitches were fastballs clocked at 88.2 mph and 92.7 mph, significantly below his 97-mph average in 2017. Catcher Martin Maldonado subsequently called for a trainer, and Middleton was forced to exit the game without completing the inning.