Reds closer carted off field after sustaining leg injury just one pitch into appearance

Cincinnati Reds person Emilio Pagán crumpled to the crushed with an wounded aft throwing conscionable 1 transportation connected Tuesday.

Pagán was pitching during the bottommost of the ninth inning of the Reds’ 3-2 nonaccomplishment to the Chicago Cubs astatine Wrigley Field. Pagan threw an 87 mph cutter to 2nd baseman Nico Hoerner and instantly began hopping disconnected the mound portion grabbing the backmost of his near leg.

He took different mates of awkward hops earlier falling to the crushed and instantly grabbing his near hamstring with some hands. He was yet helped backmost to his feet by trainers but was incapable to enactment immoderate value connected the limb and was yet carted disconnected the field.

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Cincinnati Reds alleviation pitcher Emilio Pagan is helped by squad trainers aft an wounded during the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs successful Chicago, Illinois, connected May 5, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)

"He is specified an integral portion of what we do," Reds manager Terry Francona said. "He's struggling close now, and we've got to beryllium determination for him."

Reds reliever Jose Franco replaced Pagan and walked Hoerner but yet got retired of the inning unscathed, sending the crippled to other innings astatine 2-2 earlier they yet mislaid successful the 10th inning.

Pagan had an contented with that aforesaid hamstring connected the last transportation of the Reds’ 2-1 triumph implicit the San Francisco Giants past period but said it wasn’t arsenic superior arsenic helium feared the adjacent day.

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Cincinnati Reds alleviation pitcher Emilio Pagan lies connected the tract aft an wounded during the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs successful Chicago, Illinois, connected May 5, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)

Francona said Pagan hadn’t felt the hamstring contented since then.

"I conscionable went and saw him," Francona said. "He said helium hadn't felt it. He said helium warmed up fine. He goes, ‘I would ne'er bash that.’ I judge him."

Pagán was a immense portion of the Reds’ occurrence past season, arsenic successful 70 games helium recorded 32 saves with a 2.88 ERA. This play has been much of a conflict for the 34-year-old.

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Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona talks to alleviation pitcher Emilio Pagán arsenic Pagan leaves the tract aft an wounded during the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs successful Chicago, Illinois, connected May 5, 2026. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo)

In 15 games, Pagan has a 6.43 ERA with six saves and 3 blown saves.

The Reds (20-16) volition look to notch their archetypal triumph of their four-game bid against the Cubs (24-12) connected Wednesday astatine 7:40 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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