Padres' Dylan Cease exits with forearm cramp after no-hit bid ends - ESPN

NEW YORK — Dylan Cease was dominant for six innings. And then moments later, he was done for the night.

Soon after losing a no-hit bid in the seventh, the San Diego Padres pitcher left his start against the New York Yankees because of a cramp in his right forearm Wednesday.

«It basically made my hand close tight for a couple of seconds. I don't think it's anything too serious,» Cease said after the Yankees rallied for a 4-3 victory in 10 innings. «I honestly was going to throw some warmup pitches and see, but I think the smart thing was to do what we did there.»

Cody Bellinger homered into the second deck in right field on an 0-2 fastball clocked at 98 mph with one out in the seventh for New York's first hit.

Cease then struck out Anthony Volpe and got ahead 1-2 in the count against Jasson Domínguez before manager Mike Shildt and a Padres athletic trainer went to the mound.

«To his credit, he said something about it,» Shildt said. «Said he could have kept going, but it didn't make sense at the moment, so we'll evaluate and see what happens.»

Cease nodded his head repeatedly during the discussion on the mound and ultimately walked off the field with the trainer and into the dugout.

«We did all the testing. Nothing hurts or anything. It was just my hand locked up for a couple seconds and let go,» Cease said. «I obviously would have liked to have kept going, but I think it was the right call.»

Jason Adam was given all the time he needed to warm up, and was credited with the strikeout when Domínguez went down looking to end the inning.

After the game, Shildt said Cease exited because of a cramp in his right forearm.

«I don't have any worry about my arm, to be honest. I guess you never know, but I'm not in any pain or