Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell was removed from Wednesday’s game in Cincinnati after one inning and replaced with reliever Blake Treinen.
The Dodgers announced that Snell left the game due to left groin tightness.
Snell struck out Dane Myers to open the bottom of the first and Elly De La Cruz lined out to center before Sal Stewart singled to left. It was the first hit Snell had allowed at Great American Ball Park since he threw a no-hitter there on Aug. 2, 2024, in a 3-0 win for the San Francisco Giants.
The left-hander then caught Stewart leaning from first base and the Reds’ runner was caught stealing to end the first inning. Treinen came on to replace Snell to start the second.
Snell had arthroscopic surgery in May to remove loose bodies in his left elbow and returned in August. He has been one of the hottest pitchers in baseball since, going 4-0 with a 1.04 ERA with 46 strikeouts in his last six starts entering Wednesday.