THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAKELAND, Fla. — Canadian pitcher Shawn Hill was scratched from his scheduled start against the Detroit Tigers on Thursday because of right forearm tightness.
The right-hander was to be examined Friday by Dr. James Andrews, National manager Manny Acta said.
"Obviously, I feel bad for the kid because he’s been going through it for a while now," Acta said.
The Georgetown, Ont., native made two trips to the disabled list last year before season-ending elbow surgery Sept. 5.
In his first spring training start, on Feb. 27 against Houston, Hill pitched one scoreless inning. He had pointed to his second start as a key benchmark in his recovery.
Hill was 1-5 with a 5.83 ERA in 12 starts last year. Left-hander Gustavo Chacin replaced Hill against the Tigers.
Right shoulder problems and a compressed nerve in his right forearm limited Hill to 16 starts in 2007. He missed the 2005 season following ligament replacement surgery in his right elbow and made six starts in 2006.
