Shaun Marcum Injury: Brewers Ace Hopes To Make Next Start

Shaun Marcum is off to a fantastic start for the Milwaukee Brewers, going 7-2 with a 2.85 ERA and a stellar strikeout-to-walk ratio in 15 starts for his new team. His start against the Red Sox on Friday was cut short, though, with what was described as a strained hip flexor.

He made his next start on Wednesday against the Rays, but after 54 pitches, Marcum left his again with what was assumed to be a recurrence of the injury. Turns out, though, that the Brewers were planning on pulling him early. From the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel:

#Brewers are not reporting any injury to Marcum. Maybe they just didn’t want to send him back out after a 44-pitch inning.On Tuesday, Todd Rosiak of the Journal-Sentinel reported that Marcum has a strained hip flexor, but hopes to make his next scheduled start. Team doctors said the injury “wasn’t serious”, and: