MIAMI -- The Marlins' playoff push was dealt a blow Wednesday as the team announced power pitcher A.J. Burnett will not make his Friday start against the Braves due to inflammation in his right elbow.

Exactly when Burnett returns is unclear.

 

The Arkansas native traveled to Birmingham, Ala., on Wednesday to have his elbow examined by orthopedic surgeon, Dr. James Andrews. An MRI exam revealed inflammation.

 

On April 29, 2003, Andrews performed Tommy John reconstructive ligament replacement surgery on Burnett's elbow.

 

The hard-throwing right-hander has made a remarkable comeback, going 7-6 with a 3.74 ERA. According to the radar readings at Pro Player Stadium, Burnett's fastball has touched 100 mph at least twice.

 

Burnett has won four straight starts and is a big reason why the Marlins have become a serious Wild Card contender. On Sunday, Burnett tossed eight innings, giving up one run on six hits with six strikeouts in an 11-1 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

 

Florida, which is playing the Expos in a doubleheader in Miami on Wednesday, entered the day two games back of the Giants in the Wild Card standings.

 

In that game, he threw 104 pitches, but experienced some discomfort afterwards. He threw a bullpen session on Tuesday at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, before the Marlins faced the Expos.

 

In 19 games, Burnett has tossed 118 innings with 109 strikeouts and 38 walks.

 

The Marlins have not announced who will fill in on Friday when the Marlins play host to the Braves.

 

 

 

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Damn, hopefully it's nothing. We need him big time.

Excuse me while I go die.

OMG :o

Omg I don't know what we would do with out him

this is awful

f***!!! What else is gonna happen to this team :confused Do we have our own curse now?

We have no capable starter to fill in for him

Hopefully it's just a tease :thumbdown

Motherf***er......he's the ace of the staff....we need him against Atlanta too...tell him to f***in push through the pain.

Motherf***er......he's the ace of the staff....we need him against Atlanta too...tell him to f***in push through the pain.

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Oh yeah...that'd be smart.

Worst possible thing that could happen.. i have no idea what we're gonna do

F****** Bull S***! What a blow to the season! :banghead

I have a sick feeling in my stomach right now

Not only has he been a stud for the Marlins, he's also been a stud on my fantasy team. Damn, I hope he only misses that one start.

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f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f*** f***. son of a f***ing bitch. f***!!!!!!

Maybe he can start on monday double header :confused if everything ends up ok. I'm not only worried abotu this year, but what about next if its bad

This F****** ruined my day.

well hopefully it's nothing i never noticed anything wrong with him in chicago he topped out at 99 a couple times when he blew out his arm you knew he was hurt when he would top off at 94 mph.

I say:

 

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where was this article published?

where was this article published?

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some site called, http://www.floridamarlins.com

im gonna go throw myself in front of a train

If this is real, then no WC for us.