SAN DIEGO (AP) -Reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Jake Peavy will go on the disabled list with swelling and a strained muscle in his pitching elbow.
An MRI exam showed no structural damage, manager Bud Black said Monday night.
“You always fear the worst,” Black said after the Padres lost 8-2 to the St. Louis Cardinals in a game Peavy had been scheduled to start, before being scratched on Sunday. “In this case it wasn’t, so that’s a good thing. The doctors were confident Jake will be fine. He’s feeling better already.”
Peavy said on Sunday that it was “not like a normal soreness. … Your arm is sore all the time, but I do feel some of it in the elbow (and) that’s always a cause for concern. We don’t know how big, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry.”
Peavy (4-3, 2.91 ERA), has lost three of his last four decisions. He hasn’t pitched beyond the sixth in any of his last three starts, and lasted just four innings last Wednesday against the Chicago Cubs.
Peavy was the unanimous winner of last year’s NL Cy Young Award after leading the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts – pitching’s version of a Triple Crown.
He went 19-6 while topping the majors in ERA (2.54) and strikeouts (240) for the Padres, who came within one win of their third consecutive playoff berth.
The Padres have the worst record in the majors, 16-30.
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