David Peterson diagnosed with a strained right oblique

Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports David Peterson, who last pitched on June 30th against the Braves before leaving the game with pain in his right side, has been diagnosed with a strained right oblique according to Anthony DiComo. The team puts the injury somewhere between a grade 1 and grade 2 strain. While Luis Rojas affirmed the injury usually requires up to eight weeks of recovery time, he expressed optimism that Peterson would require less time to recover.

As the unexpected rookie surprise of the 2020 season, Peterson has regressed tremendously in 2021, posting a 5.54 ERA in fifteen starts. Before his June 30th outing against the Braves, however, he had given up only two runs combined in his…