The reds have their first Sonny Gray affair

GOODYEAR, Ariz. – Sonny Gray has stiff right-sided elbows and injured his scheduled start in the Cincinnati Reds spring training match against the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.

Gray felt stiff after a bullpen session on Monday. The Reds said that he was not sent for an MRI exam.

"It's nothing that worries me excessively. I've talked about it before, "Gray said. "I'll start launching in a few days. I wanted to go there and start the first game of spring, but everyone decided not to push it. "

Tanner Roark, acquired from Washington, will start in his place.

"We are very cautious," rookie manager David Bell said. "Sonny's has progressed in the last two days. We can put him back into the rotation when he is ready. "

Gray, a 29-year-old right-hander, was acquired from the Yankees last month and signed a $ 38 million four-year contract with the Reds.