Year Ends for Matt Ruggerio in Orlando
A blow for <Matt Ruggerio:player#9539> today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 8-9 months with a stretched elbow ligament. <Ruggerio:player#9539> suffered the injury throwing a pitch. Although officials from the <Orlando Oceanics:team#57> are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about <Ruggerio:player#9539>'s ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.

This season-to-date, <Ruggerio:player#9539> has fashioned a 2-2 mark and 2.84 ERA in 31.2 innings. Opposing clubs are batting .170 against him and he has logged 37 strikeouts. 