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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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Giants rookie goes on disabled list
Thursday August 21, 2003
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The San Francisco Giants put rookie
right-hander Jesse Foppert on the 15-day disabled list Thursday
with an inflamed nerve in his pitching arm.
Foppert left his start against the Atlanta Braves in the fourth
inning on Wednesday night after experiencing numbness in his right
palm. He is 8-9 with a 5.03 ERA in his first full season with the
Giants, who put him in their starting rotation out of spring
training.
Foppert has an inflammation of his ulnar nerve, according to
trainer Stan Conte.
``Pretty much my whole palm was numb,'' said Foppert, whose arm
felt fine an hour after leaving the game. ``It felt like I was
throwing a grapefruit.''
The Giants recalled outfielder Todd Linden from Triple-A Fresno
to replace Foppert. Linden was sent to Fresno on Wednesday when
newly acquired second baseman Eric Young reported to the team.
Foppert's injury is the latest blow in a lengthy series of
injuries for the Giants' pitching staff. Every member of San
Francisco's opening day rotation has missed time because of
injuries.
Fortunately for the Giants, left-hander Kirk Rueter will return
from the disabled list on Sunday to pitch against the Florida
Marlins. Rueter, 7-3 with a 4.30 ERA, has been out since Aug. 1
with a strained shoulder, but he has been cleared to pitch after
making a rehabilitation start earlier this week.
All-Star Jason Schmidt, Sidney Ponson, rookie Jerome Williams
and journeyman Dustin Hermanson also are in the rotation, though
manager Felipe Alou would like to start promising rookie Kevin
Correia in an upcoming game.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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