Eaton's injury not serious
DETROIT -- Adam Eaton's injured right middle finger on his pitching hand isn't as serious as first believed, Eaton said Thursday morning, but his status for his next start remains uncertain.
Eaton suffered the injury in the second inning of Wednesday night's 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Eaton, who was pitching to Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, had to leave the game because the finger was swollen and painful.
Prior to Thursday's game, Eaton said that the swelling had reduced and so had the pain.
"I treated it a little bit," Eaton said. "(Head athletic trainer Todd Hutcheson and Padres manager Bruce Bochy) haven't told me about the next start."
Eaton's next start is scheduled for Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park, but he might not make it.
"It's questionable if he'll make the next start," Bochy said. "He'll take some anti-inflammatories. ... It's day-to-day."
At first, Eaton's injury was thought to have resembled that of Atlanta Braves pitcher John Thomson, who suffered a strained tendon in the same finger on May 16. Thomson hasn't pitched since.
"I'm pretty sure that it's just the tendon," Eaton said. "I don't think that there's a loss of range of motion; I'm making a fist."
Good middle distance: Despite having dropped the first two games of the three-game series and being in the throngs of a dreadful losing spell, the Padres have had some positives.
Take pitcher Darren May, who relieved Eaton after he got hurt. May pitched 5 2/3 innings, scattering four hits. May's only mistake was a two-run home run to Craig Monroe in the seventh inning.
"He's outstanding," pitching coach Darren Balsley said. "It's difficult to go to middle relief to spot starts, but he never complained about it from Day 1. He freed our bullpen up for a couple of days."
A starter for the American League's Kansas City Royals for the past three seasons, May was acquired by the Padres on Nov. 8, 2004. Last season, he started 31 games and finished 9-19.
Greene is good: The Padres might be struggling at the plate, but please don't include shortstop Khalil Greene in that group.
In the first two games against the Tigers, Greene hit .500, including a 3-for-4 performance in the 8-4 loss on Tuesday night when Bochy inserted him in the ninth spot of the batting order.
On Wednesday night, Greene was moved up to second in the order and he went 1-for-4. Greene's RBI double scored Dave Roberts in the first inning and was the Padres' lone extra base hit. Greene's hit also gave the Padres a 1-0 lead, but they couldn't hold it.
"I don't get excited about swinging the bat," Greene said. "When you lose games, all of that stuff is short-lived. We've been scuffling as of late; teams have come back and fought to get back into the games ... That's just the way it is when your team is struggling.
All-Star advice: When Bochy was asked to lend some words of wisdom to Tigers manager Alan Trammell, a coach for the American League in the upcoming All-Star Game, Bochy gladly obliged.
By virtue of the Padres winning the 1998 National League pennant, Bochy was the NL's manager in 1999. That year, the AL defeated the NL, 4-1, at Boston's Fenway Park.
This year's All-Star Game will be played at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 12.
"It's his first one, so it'll be hectic," Bochy said. "But he'll be a coach, so it's not so bad. We'll have to see how it goes if he gets to manage (the AL).
Source: http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/
Eaton suffered the injury in the second inning of Wednesday night's 8-2 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park. Eaton, who was pitching to Tigers second baseman Placido Polanco, had to leave the game because the finger was swollen and painful.
Prior to Thursday's game, Eaton said that the swelling had reduced and so had the pain.
"I treated it a little bit," Eaton said. "(Head athletic trainer Todd Hutcheson and Padres manager Bruce Bochy) haven't told me about the next start."
Eaton's next start is scheduled for Monday against the Los Angeles Dodgers at PETCO Park, but he might not make it.
"It's questionable if he'll make the next start," Bochy said. "He'll take some anti-inflammatories. ... It's day-to-day."
At first, Eaton's injury was thought to have resembled that of Atlanta Braves pitcher John Thomson, who suffered a strained tendon in the same finger on May 16. Thomson hasn't pitched since.
"I'm pretty sure that it's just the tendon," Eaton said. "I don't think that there's a loss of range of motion; I'm making a fist."
Good middle distance: Despite having dropped the first two games of the three-game series and being in the throngs of a dreadful losing spell, the Padres have had some positives.
Take pitcher Darren May, who relieved Eaton after he got hurt. May pitched 5 2/3 innings, scattering four hits. May's only mistake was a two-run home run to Craig Monroe in the seventh inning.
"He's outstanding," pitching coach Darren Balsley said. "It's difficult to go to middle relief to spot starts, but he never complained about it from Day 1. He freed our bullpen up for a couple of days."
A starter for the American League's Kansas City Royals for the past three seasons, May was acquired by the Padres on Nov. 8, 2004. Last season, he started 31 games and finished 9-19.
Greene is good: The Padres might be struggling at the plate, but please don't include shortstop Khalil Greene in that group.
In the first two games against the Tigers, Greene hit .500, including a 3-for-4 performance in the 8-4 loss on Tuesday night when Bochy inserted him in the ninth spot of the batting order.
On Wednesday night, Greene was moved up to second in the order and he went 1-for-4. Greene's RBI double scored Dave Roberts in the first inning and was the Padres' lone extra base hit. Greene's hit also gave the Padres a 1-0 lead, but they couldn't hold it.
"I don't get excited about swinging the bat," Greene said. "When you lose games, all of that stuff is short-lived. We've been scuffling as of late; teams have come back and fought to get back into the games ... That's just the way it is when your team is struggling.
All-Star advice: When Bochy was asked to lend some words of wisdom to Tigers manager Alan Trammell, a coach for the American League in the upcoming All-Star Game, Bochy gladly obliged.
By virtue of the Padres winning the 1998 National League pennant, Bochy was the NL's manager in 1999. That year, the AL defeated the NL, 4-1, at Boston's Fenway Park.
This year's All-Star Game will be played at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 12.
"It's his first one, so it'll be hectic," Bochy said. "But he'll be a coach, so it's not so bad. We'll have to see how it goes if he gets to manage (the AL).
Source: http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/
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