Pettitte

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Andy Pettitte will miss his scheduled start Tuesday against the Cubs to give his strained forearm more time to heal, according to the AP. Team officials said Friday that Pettitte should be ready for his next turn, June 7 at Seattle.

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Andy Pettitte will miss his scheduled start Tuesday against the Cubs to give his strained forearm more time to heal, according to the AP. Team officials said Friday that Pettitte should be ready for his next turn, June 7 at Seattle.

Which is major news to Phillie fans everywhere. :D

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Which is major news to Phillie fans everywhere. :D

Well, this was origionally posted in the Phillies forum, hence my comment:wink:

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Bad news, my fellow Astros comrades. Andy's heading back to the DL, sure nobody is more disappointed than him. Not exactly great after opening a 2-week roadtrip today with a loss in Chicago. :hmm:


Pettitte making another trip to disabled list
ESPN News Services (http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=1813187)

CHICAGO -- A day after continuing to feel tightness in his left forearm during a throwing session, Andy Pettitte is back on the disabled list.

The Houston Astros on Monday placed the left-hander on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 26, and activated pitcher Chad Harville.

The Astros had said Friday that they were hoping Pettitte could start on June 7, but that won't be the case.

"He doesn't have to make himself get back on the mound. He has to do it within his own timeframe, with how his arm feels," Astros manager Jimy Williams said before Monday's game. "He's never had this before. He's had the elbow before but he's never had the forearm before."

Pettitte was forced to leave his last start after four innings Wednesday against Chicago due to a strained left forearm.

After three days of rest, Pettitte attempted to throw Sunday, but cut the session short due to discomfort in the forearm.

"I was hoping it was going to be looser than it was," said Pettitte, who is 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA in seven starts for Houston. "This is uncharted territory for me. I've had a lot of elbow injuries before, but not a muscle injury."

Pettitte was on the disabled list from April 10-28 due to soreness in his elbow. Left elbow problems also sent him to the disabled list from April 21 to June 14, 2002, when he was out with tendinitis.

Pettitte signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Astros in December after spending nine seasons with the New York Yankees. He has a career record of 153-79.

Harville had been sidelined since May 6 because of a strained right hamstring.


Information from SportsTicker and The Associated Press was used in this report.