GaryMrMets
09-19-2005, 01:44 AM
Twins, Silva to have surgery
.c The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins right-hander Carlos Silva will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee ``as soon as possible,'' manager Ron Gardenhire said Friday.
The announcement officially ends the season for Silva, who was diagnosed with the injury in April and had pitched with it until Sunday, when he left Minnesota's 12-4 loss at Cleveland after allowing four runs and four hits in one inning.
``He understands that this is what we have to do to get ready for next year,'' said Gardenhire, who added that the team and Silva's agent, Peter Greenberg, would choose a surgeon in the coming days.
Silva finished the season 9-8 with a 3.44 ERA. He walked only .430 batters per nine innings (eight in 188 1-3 innings), the seventh-best ratio in baseball history.
09/16/05 20:08 EDT
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.c The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota Twins right-hander Carlos Silva will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee ``as soon as possible,'' manager Ron Gardenhire said Friday.
The announcement officially ends the season for Silva, who was diagnosed with the injury in April and had pitched with it until Sunday, when he left Minnesota's 12-4 loss at Cleveland after allowing four runs and four hits in one inning.
``He understands that this is what we have to do to get ready for next year,'' said Gardenhire, who added that the team and Silva's agent, Peter Greenberg, would choose a surgeon in the coming days.
Silva finished the season 9-8 with a 3.44 ERA. He walked only .430 batters per nine innings (eight in 188 1-3 innings), the seventh-best ratio in baseball history.
09/16/05 20:08 EDT
Copyright 2003 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.