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Brad Lidge Out Until Friday
By Kyle Scott
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Just to temper the first-place celebration a bit, Brad Lidge was unavailable for last night’s game due to right elbow soreness. Lidge told Todd Zolecki that it was very minor, but it is enough to keep him out of action until at least Friday. [Zo Zone]
"We wanted to rest it today, tomorrow and an off day (Thursday). I'll definitely be back for sure on Friday. It's different from what I've had before and it's really not bad at all. Instead of trying to throw through it in pain and maybe making it worse, they wanted to give me two days. It really is minor. If we had blown them out tonight and maybe tomorrow night it's one of those things where I could have sneaked through the cracks."
Sneaky Brad.
As we wrote last week, the back end of the bullpen is the only real question mark that remains for the Phils as they head towards the playoffs. Lidge had that same elbow operated on last offseason and had two cortisone shots in it earlier this year.
It might be minor, but very Worth keeping an eye on.
Kyle Scott is the founder and editor of CrossingBroad.com. He has written for CBS Philly and Philly Voice, and been a panelist or contributor on NBC Sports Philly, FOX 29 and SNY TV, as well as a recurring guest on 97.5 The Fanatic, 94 WIP, 106.7 The Fan and other stations. He has more than 10 years experience running digital media properties and in online advertising and marketing.