What It Means:

Karns was pulled early from his last outing due to forearm tightness, according to the Royals. There's no structural damage in the right-hander's pitching elbow, but the club could stint opt to shut Karns down for a bit. It's possible they'll make a decision later Sunday.

Karns has posted a 4.17 ERA, 27.1 percent strikeout rate, and 6.9 percent walk rate in 45 1/3 innings pitched this season.