From the Toronto Sun
BRANDON MORROW
He left his start against the Washington Nationals after nine pitches with a strained oblique muscle in his left side in. He’s now in Dunedin rehabbing and is expected to miss two months, returning Aug. 11 or so.
Best case: 12 missed starts.
Worst case: 15 or more. Doctors and trainers have timetables for injuries such as a hamstring or an elbow. Not so with an oblique which, besides being a muscle, also has a meaning of “indirectly stated or expressed; not straightforward” in the dictionary.
So 4 of 5 starters hurt (hopefully Alvarez not hurt badly), but still would have had to find a replacement starter for him when his innings limit was up anyway. I guess it's just going to be Romero and a bunch of plugs most of the rest of the way. Hoepfully no more major injuries. Gonna make for some long game I think. I guess will see just how many games good hitting can win.
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