What It Means:

Volquez was forced to leave his start on Tuesday after just 4 1/3 innings pitched, thanks to the blister on his right thumb. The pitcher had already tossed 91 pitches, thanks to the eight walks and nine strikeouts he had. No word on how serious of an issue the blister is, so consider Volquez day-to-day for now.

Volquez has made six starts this season but has only 28 1/3 innings to show for it. He owns an 0-3 record, 4.71 ERA, 1.83 WHIP, and 32 strikeouts.