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Shoulder injury sending Tillman to disabled list
- Updated: August 24, 2016
BALTIMORE — Orioles ace Chris Tillman is headed to the 15-day disabled list with shoulder inflammation after receiving a cortisone shot Tuesday. Tillman was scheduled to pitch Thursday at Washington, but he felt pain in his shoulder while throwing his bullpen session Tuesday, and he was examined by Dr. Leigh Ann Curl.
“I thought once it got loose it would really go away, but it never really did, and that was my first time actually experiencing it while throwing,” Tillman said after the Orioles’ 8-1 win over the Nationals. “Last time, I was pretty sore right after my start, but after feeling it today, I’d much rather just get this behind us and get out in front of it so that way we’re not worried about it for the rest of the year.”
The Orioles announced late Tuesday night that Ubaldo Jimenez would start in Tillman’s place on Thursday.
After making a start Aug. 11, Tillman woke up with shoulder pain and had his next start scratched. While he avoided the DL and started Saturday against the …
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