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By Sheldon Ocker
Beacon Journal sports writer
Published on Monday, Apr 13, 2009
CLEVELAND: Scott Lewis' forearm injury is not considered serious, but it will keep him on the disabled list for two to four weeks, according to Indians head trainer Lonnie Soloff.
After examining an MRI scan of Lewis' left arm, Soloff said Sunday: ''It was very encouraging news. He has a mild left forearm strain. He felt it on the last pitch he threw on Opening Day.
''There is no structural damage, but there is inflammation in the flexor pronator [muscle group]. Scott will not throw for five to seven days, then increase his activity. We are hoping for an expedited return of two to four weeks.''
Even if Lewis misses only 15 days, the minimum he can spend on the disabled list, he will miss two starts, the first of which will be Wednesday in Kansas City against the Royals. Presumably, Lewis' place in the rotation will be taken by reliever Zach Jackson or one of two Columbus starters, Jeremy Sowers or Aaron Laffey.
Whereas Lewis felt the forearm tighten considerably on the last pitch he threw Friday, the injury predates the home opener by several weeks.
''It was a little sore in spring training, but I thought it was something I could pitch through,'' Lewis said. ''But it kept getting tighter and tighter, and finally on that last pitch, I felt it pull.''
Until his last two starts of the exhibition schedule, Lewis pitched consistently well. Then manager Eric Wedge told him he had earned a spot in the rotation and Lewis stumbled in his last two starts of training camp.
At the time, it appeared that Lewis had suffered a letdown after winning the competition for a roster spot with Laffey, Sowers and David Huff. In light of his forearm injury, there might have been a physical reason for his decline in proficiency.
''Once I started getting up to four or five innings per start in the spring, it became more of a factor,'' Lewis said. ''They knew about it; that's why they backed me off to three innings in my last start before the season.''
Lewis was referring to being left back at camp in Goodyear, Ariz., to make his final tuneup in an extended spring training game.
''I'm hoping that by the end of 15 days, I'll be back on the mound,'' Lewis said. ''But I don't know about being game ready.''
Sheldon Ocker can be reached at socker@thebeaconjournal.com. Read the Indians blog at http://www.ohio.com/tribematters. Follow the Indians on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ABJ_Indians.
CLEVELAND: Scott Lewis' forearm injury is not considered serious, but it will keep him on the disabled list for two to four weeks, according to Indians head trainer Lonnie Soloff.
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