Zack Greinke has thrown off a mound for the first time since the Dodgers right-hander was shut down March 11 with inflammation in his right elbow.
Greinke threw 38 pitches yesterday and said he felt good. The session was his first since his right elbow was injected in Los Angeles with plasma rich platelets.
Greinke, who said he threw all of his pitches yeserday, missed a bullpen session March 3 because of discomfort in the elbow and he was scratched from a start March 6 because of flu-like symptoms. In all, Greinke has pitched just five innings in two starts this spring.
Greinke, who signed a six-year, $147 million contract Dec. 9, is projected to be the Dodgers No. 2 starter. But it’s not clear whether he’ll be ready for his first scheduled start April 2 against San Francisco at Dodger Stadium.
“I’m assuming it’s going to be fine and that I’m on track,” he said. “But I’m not sure.”
PHILLIES: Roy Halladay left yesterday’s start for Philadelphia after one inning because of a stomach virus.
Halladay allowed one hit and a walk against theOrioles before leaving the dugout before the start of the second inning. He was sweating profusely when he was pitching and at one point bent over behind the mound.
The two-time Cy Young Award winner was roughed up in his last start and said he felt “lethargic” afterward. He insisted he had no injury. Halladay missed almost two months last year with a shoulder problem.
GIANTS: Third baseman Pablo Sandoval was scratched from San Francisco’s lineup for their game against the Rockies because of right elbow discomfort.