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Article: A's All-star goes back on disabled list
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- August 22, 2008
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SEATTLE -- All-star right-hander Justin Duchscherer went back on
the disabled list Thursday because of a strained hip, the latest in
an epidemic of injuries for the fallen Oakland Athletics.
Duchscherer was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive
to Wednesday, because of a pain in the same hip on which he had
surgery last summer. A's manager Bob Geren said inflammation in the
joint is why Duchscherer left his last start in the third inning at
Minnesota on Monday.
Oakland also placed right-handed starter Sean Gallagher on the 15-
day DL, also retroactive to Wednesday, due to shoulder fatigue.
The A's, who entered Thursday's series opener at Seattle having
lost 18 of 22 games, have ...