After watching him fail to pass 94 MPH on the radar gun the Reds knew something was up with flamethrower Aroldis Chapman. He was pulled from the game before finishing the eighth inning after a walk and throwing error led to the Padres' game-tying run.

John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Chapman was examined by Dr. Tim Kremchek yesterday (Kremchek happened to be in San Diego). “There’s no concern,” Reds' GM Walt Jocketty told the paper. “He has some inflammation, which is not unusual for someone who pitches a lot and throws as hard as he does. They put him on an anti-inflammatory. We’ll give him a day or two off.”

The Reds are likely to be cautious with the lefty and watch how they use him. Wednesday marked his fourth appearance in five days.

“We think he’s capable of pitching a lot,” Jocketty said. “We’ll keep an eye on it.”

With somebody that throws as hard as Chapman the likelihood for injury certainly increases. There's not a cause for concern just yet, but it is something definitely worth watching.

As Chapman displayed in the spring he is still learning to work as a reliever and there are going to be some days where the control is the issue. The Reds are hoping those days get farther and farther in between.

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