Orioles' Duchscherer Feels Discomfort In Hip
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) -- Orioles right-hander Justin Duchscherer was unable to throw a simulated game Sunday because of discomfort in his left hip, putting his place in the starting rotation in doubt.
Duchscherer signed with the Orioles as a free agent last month, but the hip injury has limited him to one appearance, two scoreless innings against Philadelphia on Tuesday.
Manager Buck Showalter had scheduled Duchscherer to pitch in a simulated game before Baltimore's scheduled game against Detroit.
Showalter said Duchscherer would be examined by team doctors.
The 33-year-old made just five starts due to a hip injury last season for Oakland after missing all of 2009 because of an elbow injury and clinical depression.
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