I've heard that it's his forearm and not his elbow. Then I heard that it is in fact his elbow. Can someone clear this up for me?
Thanks.
2006-08-09 05:20:09 · 5 answers · asked by James W 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
I dont think they said for sure, I heard it was his elbow in his throwing arm.
2006-08-09 05:23:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Liriano has been dealing with the soreness in his elbow since a start against the Tigers on July 28. It was that pain near the elbow that caused Liriano to skip his scheduled start on Aug. 2 as a precautionary measure. An MRI of Liriano's arm on July 31 revealed no structural damage to the elbow, just some inflammation in the muscle.
But it was that same pain that caused Liriano to leave his most recent start, in Detroit on Monday, after just four innings. He allowed four runs on 10 hits in the club's 9-3 loss. Liriano said he felt the pain worsen and was close to tears as he talked about it following the start.
Liriano will undergo an enhanced MRI by team orthopedic physician Dr. Dan Buss on Thursday afternoon upon the team's return to Minnesota. This type of MRI will call for dye to be injected into the elbow to try to determine what may be causing the pain.
Though the cause of the pain is unknown, the decision to place Liriano on the DL came mostly due to the fact that the pain has persisted after it had appeared Liriano had gotten back to full strength over the past 10 days.
2006-08-09 12:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by pooh bear 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
he missed a start due to his elbow.
He pitched Monday against The Tigers, and said he was fine.
The Tigers clobbered him good (4 hits in one inning--no other team has done that against him) and he gave up more than 8 hits (no other team has touched him for more than 7)
Liriano's ERA against the league is 1.97
Against The Tigers it is 7.63
He admitted afterwards he was not feeling his best, but he wanted to face The Tigers.
I feel bad for him because he was one of the league's premire pitchers, and he will be missed.
2006-08-09 12:27:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Elbow seems to be the problem.
2006-08-09 12:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by brogdenuk 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think they said it is a problem with the muscle. hopefully he wont be out to long
2006-08-09 12:24:20 · answer #5 · answered by NNY 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋