 | Ted Lilly, bothered by a blood blister on his left middle finger, can
make his start Friday, trainer Larry Davis said Wednesday before
the A's met the Anaheim Angels at Network Associates Coliseum. The left-handed Lilly has struggled with injuries since coming over July 5 in a trade with the New York Yankees. First, he developed a sore shoulder that landed him on the disabled list. After he was activated, the blister cropped up from throwing sliders.
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Since coming off the D.L., Lilly has given up six runs and nine hits in
5 2/3 innings over two starts. After 50 pitches in the bullpen
Tuesday, Lilly said, "I threw everything. I'm doing everything I
usually do between starts preparing for my day. It's not 100
percent, but I feel by Friday it should be good enough to pitch.'' That self-diagnosis proved accurate after his finger was examined Wednesday. Davis closed the blister by applying a surgical adhesive, which can't be used when he pitches because it would be a foreign substance on his hand. "Eventually the skin will heal,'' Davis said. "Sometimes five days is enough, sometimes it's not. It'll pop again. You just have to pitch through it.'' "It sort of developed toward the end of the second inning, and it just got worse," Lilly said. "I had one last year for a couple of weeks, but then it went away." |
