Recovery Slow for Blue Pirates Raoul Reugebrink
<Raoul Reugebrink:player#8926> is hurting again, just a few days into his treatment for a sore elbow. Apparently the injury worsened, so the Blue Pirates sent the 34-year-old reliever back to the doctors for reexamination. <Reugebrink:player#8926> told them that the pain had gotten much worse in recent days. It was confirmed that the injury was indeed much more severe that first thought. He was sent to a specialist, who felt that treatment would be longer than first diagnosed. <Reugebrink:player#8926> will now miss a minimum of 1-2 weeks.

For the season <Reugebrink:player#8926> is 4-and-4 with 2 saves and a 2.65 ERA. He has given up 77 hits in 88.1 innings with 78 strikeouts.