Berken to undergo MRI
Orioles reliever Jason Berken will undergo an MRI on his ailing right shoulder tomorrow afternoon in Baltimore.
Berken has been getting treatment on his shoulder for much of the season, but it's gotten progressively worse recently despite manager Buck Showalter backing off him.
"As of late, I've been doing treatment and it really hasn't responded the way you have hoped," Berken said. "We're just trying to gather as much information as we can."
Showalter said that Berken's velocity has not gone down, but he's lacked a crispness in his pitches that he had earlier this season.
"We're expecting, hoping for good news," Showalter said.
Berken, a converted starter, leads all American relievers with 62 1/3 innings pitched. The Orioles' best pitcher for the first half of the season, Berken has allowed 13 earned runs in his last 17 1/3 innings pitched. He allowed just eight earned runs in his first 45 innings pitched this season.
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Comments
Another Oriole headed for labrum surgery?? Who's next?? Ugh
Posted by: Anonymous | August 15, 2010 1:20 PM
Now would be a good time to reintroduce Sarfate to the team & new manager.
Posted by: vinny o | August 15, 2010 1:24 PM