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PHILADELPHIA -- Phillies starting pitcher Jon Lieber was
placed on the 15-day disabled list after injuring his left groin on
Monday night in a 11-2 win over the Washington Nationals. Lieber suffered the injury while fielding a ground ball in the
second inning. He left the game for a pinch-hitter in the bottom
half of the inning. "It's sore," Lieber said. "I've never had any problems with
my legs." The Phillies placed the right-hander on the DL after the game.
The club filled his spot with reliever Brian Sanches, who was 2-2
with a 2.49 ERA and seven saves for Triple-A Scranton. Lieber gave up one run on two hits. He struck out one and didn't
walk a batter. Washington also lost its starting pitcher Michael O'Connor, who
was struck on the left ankle by a Chase Utley line drive in the
sixth inning. After a couple of warm-up pitches, O'Connor left the
game. "I really didn't have a chance to react, it got me pretty
good," O'Connor said. "It's just a little bruise. I'll be OK." O'Connor said he would be ready to make his next start. "We'll have to wait and see tomorrow," Washington manager
Frank Robinson said. "He took a pretty good shot. I watched him
throw (warm-ups) and he was wincing on every pitch."
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