Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb turned in three perfect innings but was forced out of Tuesday's Grapefruit League game against Philadelphia with right forearm tightness, according to the Tampa Tribune.
"Felt like I got my work in pretty good," Cobb said, per MLB.com. "I know I didn't get my pitch count up, but I was only going four regardless. So I just thought it would be best, precautionary, to kind of shut it down after three."
Cobb struck out three and did not issue a walk in his outing. Mike Montgomery took over for him to start the fourth inning. He told reporters his forearm was tight before the game, and told pitching coach Jim Hickey he was done after three frames. He added that he'll know more on how his forearm feels the next day when the Rays further evaluate his injury. The right-hander has a 3.68 ERA this spring.