Yellowhammers Jim Patterson Down and Out for Year
The news is bad in <Alabama:team#3>. The Yellowhammers have lost the services of closer <Jim Patterson:player#3510> for the rest of the season due to shoulder inflammation. Patterson was injured in a recent game with the <Kentucky Lions:team#7> while throwing a pitch and is expected to miss 7 months.

So far this season, <Patterson:player#3510> has put up these stats: 22 relief appearances, 4 saves, 33 IP, 29 strikeouts, and 2.73 ERA. His won-lost record is 5-2, and the opposition is hitting .270 against him.