Injury Displaces LA Angels’ John Lackey For A Few Weeks
Pitching a little over one inning without pain during last Monday’s spring training game against the Oakland A’s, it seemed as if LA Angels’ top pitcher, John Lackey was off to a good start. However last Friday, MRI results examined by sports surgeon Dr. Lewis Yocum revealed a strain on his right tricep has proved otherwise. Lackey will be out of commission the majority of April. Lackey has a 79 win and 58 loss Major League pitching career record and a 3.01 ERA; in 2007 he threw 179 strikes with 19 wins and 9 losses.
With pitcher Kelvim Escobar out as well, with a shoulder injury with an estimated return in in the middle of May, it looks like Dustin Moseley (who recovered very nicely from shoulder surgery back in October) is a top contender to fill Lackey’s shoes on Opening Day. Escobar with a Major League pitching career record of 101 wins and 90 losses (18 win and 7 losses for 2007) and a 4.15 ERA, is expected to pick up a ball and work with trainers sometime this week.
Tidbit of Info:
ERA is a baseball pitcher’s earned run average; how many runs are scored off a pitcher during the game (not to due fielding errors). Often referred to as “how many runs a pitcher gave up”.
