Yankees Scratch Weathers From Start Due to Illness
New York Yankees left-hander Ryan Weathers was removed from his scheduled start Thursday against the Texas Rangers after dealing with a virus. Right-hander Paul Blackburn will make his first start of the season in his place. Weathers is expected to return to the rotation Monday against the Baltimore Orioles.
razzball.comRight-hander Paul Blackburn will instead make his first start of the season for New York. Weathers said he felt ill during his last start against the Baltimore Orioles but still held Baltimore to three runs, one earned, over five innings in a Yankees win.
He said he vomited for several hours that night and his temperature rose to 102 degrees the next day. Unable to eat or drink much, he lost nine pounds over the next two days. "I was just pretty much bedridden for a couple of days," Weathers said. "And today's the first full day I've been around the team.
Obviously, I didn't want to spread it around to everybody. Everything's back to normal now and back throwing. I feel good now. " Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Weathers will slot back into his spot in the club's rotation to start Monday against the Orioles.
The 27-year-old Weathers has a 3.03 ERA in 38 2/3 innings across seven starts this season after being acquired from the Miami Marlins over the winter. Blackburn, 32, has a 3.21 ERA in 14 innings over nine relief appearances. Thursday will mark his first start since he started four games for the Mets last June.
The Yankees rotation is second in the majors with a 2.98 ERA through Wednesday. Carlos Rodón is slated to make his season debut Sunday against the Milwaukee Brewers and Gerrit Cole is expected to join the team later in the month.
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