Padres' Mike Clevinger Exits in 2nd Inning of Game 1 vs. Dodgers with Injury

San Diego Padres starter Mike Clevinger exited his postseason debut in the second inning of his start during Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.

Clevinger, who missed the team's Wild Card Series with an elbow injury, threw 24 pitches before the Padres pulled him with an injury, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.

Passan noted that Clevinger started the inning off with a 91 mph fastball before his velocity dropped to 77 mph on a slider on the next pitch. The Padres pulled him immediately.

After the game, Padres manager Jayce Tingler told reporters Clevinger was being evaluated and was currently day-to-day.

Tingler told Fox Sports 1 that the length of the top of the second inning, when Dodgers pitcher Walker Buehler faced six batters and threw 33 pitches, was the difference-maker for Clevinger, who walked two and struck out one in the bottom of the first.

"It tightened up and never warmed back up on him," Tingler said (h/t J.P. Hoornstra of the Southern California News Group).

The Padres announced Clevinger would get the ball for Game 1 on Tuesday when they released their 28-player roster. The 29-year-old was hurt in his last regular-season outing, closing a year that saw him go 3-2 with a 3.02 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, and 40 strikeouts through 41.2 innings. He finished his season with San Diego after he was dealt from Cleveland at the trade deadline.

San Diego's second starter, Dinelson Lamet, missed the wild-card games and did not make the roster for the NLDS.