stillers4me
07-06-2013, 10:23 AM
Right-hander A.J. Burnett, who hasn't pitched since June 8 in Chicago, will start Sunday's game against the Cubs.
Burnett went on the disabled list June 13, retroactive to June 9, with a right calf strain. Because the injury wasn't to his throwing arm, neither Burnett nor the Pirates saw the need to send him on a rehab assignment.
“I've been throwing. My arm's in shape,” Burnett said. “I did a lot of stuff at home last week, a lot of (pitchers' fielding practice) and a lot of agility and passed every test.”.........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4297896-74/burnett-game-hander#ixzz2YHN86zBs
Burnett went on the disabled list June 13, retroactive to June 9, with a right calf strain. Because the injury wasn't to his throwing arm, neither Burnett nor the Pirates saw the need to send him on a rehab assignment.
“I've been throwing. My arm's in shape,” Burnett said. “I did a lot of stuff at home last week, a lot of (pitchers' fielding practice) and a lot of agility and passed every test.”.........
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4297896-74/burnett-game-hander#ixzz2YHN86zBs