Toledo Loses Luis Mercado for Season
<Luis Mercado:player#11964> will soon find out from his doctors if his season will continue. The first diagnosis was not too positive and indicated the <Toledo:team#51> starting pitcher could miss the remainder of the year. Mercado was injured while throwing a pitch in the Ducks-Hammers clash at Hammers Field recently. Doctors said he has a torn flexor tendon in his elbow and would be out a minimum of 10-11 months.

Thus far this season, <Mercado:player#11964> has worked 36 innings with 24 strikeouts en route to a 2-3 record and a 5.00 ERA.