Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez was forced out of Monday's start against the Marlins with a strained left oblique, the Sun Sentinel reports.
Alvarez had his back wrapped during pregame and his velocity topped out at 93 mph before leaving the game in the third inning. He allowed four runs -- three earned -- on three hits and walk while striking out one over 2 1/1 innings of work. Of his 40 pitches, 28 were strikes. The team has listed him as day to day, leaving his status up in the air for Sunday's start against Atlanta.