A's dealing with injuries to key players
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics are banged up at the wrong time.
Outfielder Bobby Kielty is out indefinitely with a strained right oblique muscle sustained on a swing during Sunday's 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees, ace Barry Zito is having spasms below his right shoulder blade, and center fielder Mark Kotsay still wasn't back in the lineup Monday.
The health of No. 2 starter Rich Harden is still in question, too.
All that and reigning AL Rookie of the Year shortstop Bobby Crosby is sidelined with a broken left ankle.
The A's began the day trailing the Los Angeles Angels by one game in the AL West race and also one game behind the Yankees in the wild-card standings.
Manager Ken Macha slowly went over his lengthy list of injured players before Monday's game against the Seattle Mariners.
Kotsay missed his eighth straight game with soreness in his back and was possibly going to hit in the cage with the intent of returning to the lineup Tuesday. He also did some rotational exercises and worked out on the treadmill.
"Tomorrow, as long as I don't do anything crazy today," said Kotsay, who had more treatment on his back. "I feel good today."
Zito woke up before his start Sunday with pain in upper ribs below his shoulder on his non-throwing side. He saw a chiropractor to have a rib popped back in place and the Yankees proceeded to knock the lefty out of the game after 3 1-3 innings to match his shortest outing of the year.
Zito will get an extra day before his next turn, Saturday at Texas. Davis said this should be an isolated incident and that Zito was able to do all his baseball work Monday.
He wasn't about to sit out his start Sunday, when he came in after one inning and reported that he was fine.
"I'm not missing any starts, no way," Zito said. "I know my body."
Harden, nursing a muscle strain in his right side, made 20 throws on flat ground from 90 feet before the game. The A's hope to have him back on the mound Sunday at Texas, though trainer Larry Davis hinted that timeline could be optimistic.
"Everything has to go perfect," Davis said. "We're working toward that date. We'll see if we make it."
For Kielty, it could be several weeks. He tried to test his ribcage are by taking more swings with no luck. Macha wasn't sure whether the A's would turn to Triple-A Sacramento for another outfielder in the coming days.
"This one may take a while," Davis said. "It's pretty sore. He didn't come in feeling very chipper today."
Crosby, who missed nearly two months with two fractured ribs early in the season, is on the 15-day disabled list after getting hurt Aug. 27 at Baltimore in a collision with Orioles catcher Sal Fasano.
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Outfielder Bobby Kielty is out indefinitely with a strained right oblique muscle sustained on a swing during Sunday's 7-3 loss to the New York Yankees, ace Barry Zito is having spasms below his right shoulder blade, and center fielder Mark Kotsay still wasn't back in the lineup Monday.
The health of No. 2 starter Rich Harden is still in question, too.
All that and reigning AL Rookie of the Year shortstop Bobby Crosby is sidelined with a broken left ankle.
The A's began the day trailing the Los Angeles Angels by one game in the AL West race and also one game behind the Yankees in the wild-card standings.
Manager Ken Macha slowly went over his lengthy list of injured players before Monday's game against the Seattle Mariners.
Kotsay missed his eighth straight game with soreness in his back and was possibly going to hit in the cage with the intent of returning to the lineup Tuesday. He also did some rotational exercises and worked out on the treadmill.
"Tomorrow, as long as I don't do anything crazy today," said Kotsay, who had more treatment on his back. "I feel good today."
Zito woke up before his start Sunday with pain in upper ribs below his shoulder on his non-throwing side. He saw a chiropractor to have a rib popped back in place and the Yankees proceeded to knock the lefty out of the game after 3 1-3 innings to match his shortest outing of the year.
Zito will get an extra day before his next turn, Saturday at Texas. Davis said this should be an isolated incident and that Zito was able to do all his baseball work Monday.
He wasn't about to sit out his start Sunday, when he came in after one inning and reported that he was fine.
"I'm not missing any starts, no way," Zito said. "I know my body."
Harden, nursing a muscle strain in his right side, made 20 throws on flat ground from 90 feet before the game. The A's hope to have him back on the mound Sunday at Texas, though trainer Larry Davis hinted that timeline could be optimistic.
"Everything has to go perfect," Davis said. "We're working toward that date. We'll see if we make it."
For Kielty, it could be several weeks. He tried to test his ribcage are by taking more swings with no luck. Macha wasn't sure whether the A's would turn to Triple-A Sacramento for another outfielder in the coming days.
"This one may take a while," Davis said. "It's pretty sore. He didn't come in feeling very chipper today."
Crosby, who missed nearly two months with two fractured ribs early in the season, is on the 15-day disabled list after getting hurt Aug. 27 at Baltimore in a collision with Orioles catcher Sal Fasano.
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