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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Ainsworth could be out for weeks
Friday June 20, 2003
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Promising San Francisco rookie pitcher
Kurt Ainsworth might be out much longer than the Giants anticipated
with an injured right shoulder.
Ainsworth left his rehab start Wednesday at Triple-A Fresno
because of stiffness in the area behind his throwing shoulder. He
was scheduled to throw 70 or 80 pitches, but came out after only
34.
The pitcher will get a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews in
Birmingham, Ala.
The Giants had thought Ainsworth had sufficient rest and was
ready to return.
Instead, Ainsworth will not return for ``weeks,'' trainer Stan
Conte said.
``What we're doing is taking a half-step back and
reevaluating,'' Conte said. ``Whatever we did getting him prepared
for his minor league start did not work. ... We thought we were
being conservative. He took one fewer bullpen session before his
rehab assignment. We think he didn't have enough time and he didn't
have enough rehab.''
The 24-year-old Ainsworth, a first-round draft pick by the
Giants in 1999, is 5-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 11 starts this season.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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