NewsPeavy leaves Triple-A rehab start early
Tightness near right elbow ends outing at 3 1/3 innings
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
08/30/09 12:59 AM ET
White Sox right-hander Jake Peavy suffered a setback Saturday when he lasted just 3 1/3 innings because of tightness near his right elbow in his rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte, the Chicago Tribune reported.Peavy was struck in the right elbow by a line drive Monday in his third rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte, which may have caused the tightness in his elbow.
Peavy said Thursday he was hoping to throw at least 100 pitches or six innings in what was viewed as his last rehab start before joining the White Sox, but he threw just 68 pitches, 43 for strikes.
Knights trainer Scott Johnson met with Peavy at the mound after he allowed a game-tying, two-run single in the fourth inning. Peavy was subsequently removed from the game.
Peavy allowed two runs on four hits while walking one and striking out four in Charlotte's eventual 6-2 win over Norfolk.
In his rehab starts, he has a 2.94 ERA with 14 hits allowed, four walks and 17 strikeouts in 15 1/3 innings.
Rhett Bollinger is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
