Zach Eflin left early from a start last week when his right knee stiffened. He underwent a series of tests that didn’t reveal new damage to his twice surgically repaired patellar tendon, and team doctors cleared him to start, as scheduled.
WASHINGTON — Until a few days ago, the Phillies didn’t know for sure if Zach Eflin would be able to pitch Sunday.Eflin left early from a start last week when his right knee stiffened. He underwent a series of tests that didn’t reveal new damage to his twice surgically repaired patellar tendon, and team doctors cleared him to start, as scheduled.
Regardless, Eflin wasn’t sharp. He hung changeups to Luis García for a leadoff double in the second inning and Maikel Franco for an RBI single. Three batters later, Juan Soto smashed a belt-high cutter for a three-run homer, the slumping star’s only extra-base hit of the series in 22 plate appearances.
Eflin has dealt with knee problems throughout his career. He had surgery on his right and left knees in 2016 and missed the final 2½ months of last season when he re-tore the patellar tendon in his right knee.
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