Punta Gorda Loses Ernesto Silva, Will Miss Season
A blow for <Ernesto Silva:player#4889> today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 13-14 months with a damaged elbow ligament. <Silva:player#4889> suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the <Punta Gorda Bulldogs:team#70> are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about <Silva:player#4889>'s ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.

In 2056 <Silva:player#4889> has collected no saves. He has 13 strikeouts and 9 walks in 7.1 innings while registering a 2.45 ERA and a 0-1 won-lost record. 