SMALL WORLD TEACHERS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Education Rio Salado College Online Instructors Dental CANYON DENTAL CARE HYGEINE & DENTAL ASSIATANT General GROUNDS CONTROL LANDCAPE FOREMAN & LABORERS Trades/Construction Mechanical Systems, Inc. Plumbing Suprintendent Finance and Accounting Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services Accounts Payable/Payroll Manager Health Care Godwin Corp Physician Assistant BaseballNL inside pitchTucson, Arizona | Published: 08.19.2008
• Braves pitcher Tom Glavine is scheduled to be examined Wednesday by Dr. James Andrews in Alabama, a visit that is expected to determine whether the pitcher's stellar career is over. Glavine, out for the rest of the season with a torn flexor tendon, reiterated Monday what he said after going on the disabled list last week: Andrews' diagnosis will likely determine his fate in baseball. "I pretty much knew that this was going to be the case when I left here Thursday night," Glavine said. "It didn't feel good, and that was different from my rehab starts." If Andrews determines he needs elbow ligament replacement surgery to continue pitching, Glavine would retire. Spending nearly 12 months rehabilitating from the Tommy John procedure is all but out of the question for the 42-year-old left-hander.
• Brewers outfielder Ryan Braun left the game Monday night against Houston after apparently re-injuring his back following a swing. Braun had missed seven starts last week with what the team called tightness in his lower back. He pinch hit Saturday and returned to the lineup Sunday against the Dodgers.
• Nationals catcher Jesus Flores has a sprained right knee and was listed Monday as day-to-day. Flores was injured in a home plate collision in Washington's loss Saturday night to Colorado and did not play Sunday. He was originally diagnosed with a strained right calf, but an MRI exam Monday revealed the injury was in his knee.
• Pittsburgh closer Matt Capps (right shoulder bursitis) will make a rehab appearance for Double-A Altoona on Wednesday and throw a side session Thursday. The right-hander has been out since July 2.
• The Mets optioned right-hander Eddie Kunz to Triple-A New Orleans on Monday to make room for newly acquired reliever Luis Ayala.
—The Associated Press
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