ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Rangers right-hander Brandon McCarthy could make another start this season after an MRI revealed no structural damage in his pitching hand.
McCarthy left his start Monday night against Detroit with two outs in the first inning because of a strained flexor tendon.
“I thought my finger was shot off,” McCarthy said Friday. “The next day it felt better and has improved steadily.”
McCarthy, who missed the first four months this season because of right forearm inflammation, said he’s likely to make one more start this season. But Texas manager Ron Washington wasn’t ready to commit to that.
“The only value I see in it is for his peace of mind,” Washington said. “He needs to know he’s healthy, needs to know he can go into the winter and do everything to get ready for 2009.”
Scott Feldman (5-7) is already set to pitch in McCarthy’s spot Sunday against the Angels. The next time that turn comes up would be next weekend at the Los Angeles Angels.
ted to 23 games last season by blisters on his pitching hand and a stress fracture in his right shoulder blade.
“That is not how you’d like to leave a season,” McCarthy said. “I felt as good as I have in a long time the other day.”
Rangers closer C.J. Wilson, who had surgery last month to clean up bone spurs and bone chips in his left elbow, said Friday that he was pain-free and should be able to start his offseason throwing program around Thanksgiving, as he usually does.
“I feel like I could throw now,” Wilson said.
Wilson was 2-2 with 24 saves in 28 chances and a 6.04 ERA. His ERA was inflated when he allowed 11 earned runs in six innings his last eight appearances when trying to pitch through pain.
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