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Gray had gotten five outs -- none of the balls
hit left the infield -- and was throwing to Washington's Nick
Senzel with a 1-1 count when catcher Willson Contreras summoned
trainers from the dugout. The plan was for Gray to pitch three
innings but he left the game with two outs in the second.
He declined a request for comment.
Gray allowed one hit and no runs and struck out one batter.
In his spring training debut on Feb. 27 against the Boston Red
Sox, Gray threw two innings, giving up two hits and two walks
and striking out two.
The Cardinals signed the 34-year-old right-hander to a
three-year, $75 million deal in free agency, part of a remake of
their pitching staff that included adding Lance Lynn and Kyle
Gibson.
Last season with the Minnesota Twins, Gray finished second in Cy
Young Award balloting with an 8-8 record and 2.79 ERA in 32
starts.
In his career with the Oakland Athletics (2013-17), New York
Yankees (2017-18), Cincinnati Reds (2019-21) and Twins, Gray has
a 98-85 record with a 3.47 ERA in 279 appearances (270 starts)
in 1,571 innings.
--Field Level Media
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