We believe it’s a mild injury, but it’s unlikely he’ll be able to pitch in five days,” Quatraro said. “We’ll have a clearer picture tomorrow.”
Following Lorenzen’s departure, Carlos Hernández pitched 2 1/3 innings before the game was interrupted by a rain delay lasting over two hours.
When play resumed, James McArthur (5-5) struck out four batters over two innings, and John Schreiber, Sam Long, and Chris Stratton each pitched a flawless inning. Kansas City’s bullpen retired all 15 Cleveland batters following the delay.
With this victory, the Royals have tied for first place in the AL Central with Cleveland.
In the second inning, Lorenzen induced a ground ball from Guardians rookie Daniel Schneemann, then ran to cover first base to receive the throw from second. After making the play, he sat down on the field.
Lorenzen got up slowly and threw a few warmup pitches while manager Matt Quatraro and a trainer observed. Despite this, Lorenzen continued and managed to strike out Lane Thomas.
He aggravated it a bit there,
Quatraro said. He might have pushed it too hard.
Lorenzen then threw one pitch to Bo Naylor, and Royals All Star catcher Salvador Perez signaled to the dugout.
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