Nick Tropeano

Nick Tropeano exits Angels' win early with shoulder tightness

Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Tropeano departed Monday's start against the Detroit Tigers with right shoulder tightness.

What It Means:

Tropeano will be re-evaluated in two days, but for now, there's some hope he will be able to make his next scheduled start on Sunday against the Oakland Athletics. The right-hander, who turns 28 later this month, has already been on the disabled list twice this season with shoulder problems.

Tropeano limited the Tigers to 1 run on 1 hit with 4 strikeouts and 1 walk over five innings on Monday before leaving. He's up to 5-6 on the season, with a 4.74 ERA and 64 strikeouts across 76 innings.