Bad back sidelines Rangers’ Darvish
Published: 11 Jul. 2013, 20:14
Darvish has a mild strain in his upper back. The move was announced Wednesday and is retroactive to July 6.
The right-hander was scheduled to pitch against Baltimore on Thursday, but has been scratched.
He’s 8-4 overall, but has won only once in his past nine starts.
Darvish leads the majors with 157 strikeouts. He has a 3.02 ERA.
Rangers assistant general manager Thad Levine says, “At this stage, it’s not something we are really worried about.”
He says the injury “was a little more fatigue than anything.”
In a statement, Darvish said, “I don’t think it’s a big issue, but just as a precaution, I’d rather skip a start than push it through.”
AP
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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