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SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners right-hander Freddy Garcia, a 17-game winner as a rookie, has a hairline fracture in his right tibia and will miss four to six weeks.
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Garcia and outfielder John Mabry, two of four Seattle Mariners
injured in Friday night's victory over Kansas City, were placed
on the 15-day disabled list Saturday.
Garcia, 23, left the game with what was initially diagnosed as
bursitis in his right knee after trying to cover first base on
an infield single in the third inning. He allowed one run in
the 10-2 triumph.
The Mariners are already without their No. 1 starter Jamie Moyer, who went on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained muscle in the back of his left shoulder.
"On top of Moyer, you lose Garcia, the top two pitchers in your
rotation," Piniella said. "We're fortunate we have some depth."
Mabry is out because of a severe groin pull in his right leg that he suffered while
attempting to field a ball in the third.
The Mariners recalled right-hander Kevin Hodges from Triple-A
Tacoma to take Garcia's place on the roster. Piniella said Hodges would
start out in Seattle's bullpen.
After Friday night's game, the Mariners brought up utility
infielder Carlos Hernandez from Tacoma to take Mabry's place on
the roster.
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