Collision Takes Castillo Out of Game
Florida Marlin second baseman Luis Castillo appeared to lose a tooth after colliding with first baseman Jeff Conine while trying to catch J.T. Snow’s pop fly in shallow right field in the seventh inning of Sunday’s 2-0 loss to the Giants at San Francisco.
Castillo was replaced at second base by Kurt Abbott, and his condition was not immediately available after the game.
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Phillie pitcher Tyler Green, on the 60-day disabled list with an inflamed right elbow, has been throwing on the sidelines.
He is expected to pitch two innings in the Phillies’ exhibition game against Scranton Wilkes-Barre on Thursday.
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Atlanta outfielder Ryan Klesko was scratched from the lineup before a game against the Rockies at Colorado because of a stiff back.
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