CHICAGO — Chicago White Sox veteran left-hander Martin Pérez exited his start against Baltimore on Wednesday because of left shoulder soreness.

Pérez, who missed nearly four months this season because of a flexor tendon strain, called timeout after throwing a 2-2 pitch with two outs in the fourth inning of Chicago's 3-1 loss. He departed after he was visited on the mound by manager Will Venable and an athletic trainer.

“At that moment, I was like, I’m not gonna force anything," Pérez said. “I was just trying to be smart because if I keep pushing I'm going to hurt my elbow too. So I think it was a great time for me to tell them take me out because I was not feeling good.”

Venable said the initial evaluation showed “nothing overly concerning,” but that Pérez would get a scan Friday.

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