HOUSTON (AP) -New York Mets right-hander John Maine will skip his next scheduled start to give more rest to his sore throwing shoulder.
Maine (9-7, 4.13 ERA) was diagnosed Tuesday with a mild strain in his right rotator cuff. Oliver Perez (7-6) will start in Maine’s place for Sunday’s series finale against Houston.
Maine will throw a bullpen session on Sunday in Houston. Manager Jerry Manuel said Maine will make his next start against Florida next Friday.
“From the way we understand it, the more rest, the better he’ll be,” Manuel said.
Maine left Monday’s game in Florida after throwing 75 pitches in 4 1-3 innings because of pain in his shoulder. He returned to New York and underwent an MRI exam.
Maine said Friday the injury was “no big deal.”
“It’s nothing serious,” he said. “A couple days off and it will be fine.”
Maine wasn’t worried that the soreness would return later in the season. He felt no pain in the shoulder as he spoke to reporters on Friday.
“Three days off not throwing, it feels a lot better now than it did a week ago,” he said.
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