Blue Jays' Rafael Dolis leaves game vs. Astros with calf injury

May 08, 2021 - 12:02am

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Rafael Dolis, right, walks off the field during the sixth inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP)

Toronto Blue Jays reliever Rafael Dolis left Friday’s game against the Houston Astros with right calf tightness.

The right-hander will undergo an MRI on Saturday before the Blue Jays determine a course of action.

Right calf tightness for Rafael Dolis per manager Charlie Montoyo

Dolis will get an MRI tomorrow at which point #BlueJays will decide on next steps https://t.co/Nxc664WF7k

— Ben Nicholson-Smith (@bnicholsonsmith) May 8, 2021

Dolis was 10 pitches into a non-save situation during the eighth inning when he left the game. He gave up a single and a walk before exiting the game with a Blue Jays trainer.

So far this season, Dolis has a 1-0 record with a 2.84 ERA and 0.87 WHIP.

Ryan Borucki took over for Dolis and gave up three runs in the eighth.

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