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- Updated: March 9, 2015
Kevin Slowey made the long walk from the Philadelphia dugout to the visiting clubhouse in the right field corner of Charlotte Sports Park, feeling pretty good about his performance against Tampa Bay.
The 30-year-old right-hander’s excitement waned when he learned Phillies left-hander Cliff Lee has experienced some discomfort in his pitching elbow again.
“Hopefully, he’ll be OK. He’s a good man, first and foremost. … I hope he’ll find out it’s nothing major,” Slowey said after following a solid spring debut with three hitless innings Sunday in a 5-4 victory over the Rays.
Freddy Galvis, Ben Revere, Odubel Herrera and Brian Bogusevic drove in runs for the Phillies, who held the Rays scoreless until the eighth inning.
Slowey pitched two scoreless innings in his first spring start against the New York Yankees. He struck out two and retired all nine batters he faced against Tampa Bay.
That’s encouraging news for the Phillies, who are hoping they’ll get favorable updates on Lee when he attempts to continue his throwing program this week.
The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner had an MRI on Friday, a day after making his first spring training start against Houston. The Phillies said the 36-year-old did not feel discomfort during the two-inning stint against the Astros, but did Friday while going through his normal routine.
The club plans to get a second opinion from Dr. James Andrews, who will read the MRI, this week.
The Phillies are concerned, but also hopeful the problem is not serious.
“First of all, there was sides of it that I think are still positive,” manager Ryne Sandberg said in response to a question about his initial reaction to the development.
“Just hearing that when he does warm up, he feels fine,” Sandberg added. “I’m just anxious to watch him play catch and see how he progresses the next couple of days to see if he can actually make a start, and then go from there.”
Lee will not make his scheduled start on Tuesday against Detroit. He went 4-5 with a 3.65 ERA while making just 13 starts last year, when injuries forced him to the disabled list on two different occasions.
