Diamondbacks shut down LHP McFarland for season

The Arizona Diamondbacks shut down left-hander T.J. McFarland for the rest of the season due to a bone spur in his pitching elbow.

Manager Torey Lovullo said it wasn't prudent to have McFarland pitch again this year.

"He has some inflammation around that bone spur and we just felt the risk did not match the reward," Lovullo said before Tuesday night's game against the Chicago Cubs. "I told T.J. that I didn't want to put him in a situation where he was going to go backwards and potentially need some type of procedure to get ready for next year."

McFarland went 2-2 with a 2.00 ERA in 47 appearances this season.

"He had a tremendous year and did exactly what we needed him to do throughout the course of this year and it's time to rest and get well," Lovullo said.

McFarland is 18-14 with a 3.94 ERA in 211 career appearances (three starts) with the Baltimore Orioles (2013-16) and Diamondbacks (2017-18).