CHICAGO -- A day after continuing to feel tightness in his left forearm during a throwing session, Andy Pettitte is back on the disabled list. Pettitte The Houston Astros on Monday placed the left-hander on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 26, and activated pitcher Chad Harville. The Astros had said Friday that they were hoping Pettitte could start on June 7, but that won't be the case. Pettitte was forced to leave his last start after four innings Wednesday against Chicago due to a strained left forearm. After three days of rest, Pettitte attempted to throw Sunday, but cut the session short due to discomfort in the forearm. "I was hoping it was going to be looser than it was," said Pettitte, who is 4-1 with a 3.38 ERA in seven starts for Houston. "This is uncharted territory for me. I've had a lot of elbow injuries before, but not a muscle injury." Pettitte was on the disabled list from April 10-28 due to soreness in his elbow. Left elbow problems also sent him to the disabled list from April 21 to June 14, 2002, when he was out with tendinitis. Pettitte signed a three-year, $31.5 million contract with the Astros in December after spending nine seasons with the New York Yankees. He has a career record of 153-79. Harville had been sidelined since May 6 because of a strained right hamstring. Information from SportsTicker and The Associated Press was used in this
This sucks, but I would rather see us wait than rush him back into it... I think the AP is that he's competitive and wants to be out there every single time...This is the 2nd time this season compared to his previous years... The rest should do him good as well as the Stros'...
