This may be the first in baseball.
Patrick Corbyn won little through his start on the mound Wednesday to win the first victory of the season despite suspected hitters two days ago.
The Rangers left-hander had difficulty roaming the clubhouse, but managed to allow only one run in 5 1/3 innings in a 3-1 victory with the Angels.
“They told me something, but I still don’t know what it is,” Corbyn said Thursday. “I’ve never had anything like that. It was so weird.”
“I was lucky enough to get through yesterday,” he added. “I have a good time to recover and go.”
Rangers manager Bruce Bossy told MLB’s Kennedy Landry hours before his outing, he wasn’t sure if the two-time All-Stars had reached the mound.
“I wasn’t even sure he would pitch.” Bossy said. “He bit me. When he came to the clubhouse he barely could walk. Some kind of venom arrived there. I don’t know if it was a spider or what.
Corbin said he could “bear” Wednesday morning after swelling around an invisible bite mark and his ankle was wrapped around it.
“It was really bad morning,” Corbyn said. “It’s just my really swollen legs… I didn’t know if I’d throw it that morning. My wife was really worried. I came in early. [Wednesday] To perform treatment [went] From there. ”
However, when Corbyn woke up on Thursday, he was sure he didn’t have to miss the time despite the pain.
Corbyn, 35, currently has two starts with the Rangers (12-7) and holds an ERA of 3.86 and six strikeouts in his 13th year in the majors.
He allowed four runs (all won) with 10 hits and three walks.
