Duchscherer might be done for the season 2008-09-18
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Duchscherer threw 10 pitches in a simulated game Thursday before spiking the ball to the ground in frustration after feeling pain in his strained right hip.
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He has been on the disabled list since Aug. 19 with the injury, his second DL stint of the year after he missed time in April with a strained right biceps muscle. Duchscherer had hip surgery in July 2007.
The A's had tentatively slated Duchscherer to start Saturday in the middle game of a weekend series with the Seattle Mariners, but manager Bob Geren said he won't pitch and is doubtful for the remainder of 2008.
The 30-year-old Duchscherer, in his first season as a full-time starter, is 10-8 this year with a 2.54 ERA in 22 starts with one complete game in 141 2-3 innings. He was selected to his second AL All-Star team.
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