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02	August 2018

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MIAMI -- Cliff Lee will be placed on the 15-day disabled list with a mild elbow strain, and the Philadelphia Phillies are relieved the injury isnt more serious. Lee might be able to return as soon as hes eligible to come off the DL, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said late Tuesday. "Its never good news when you lose one of your No. 1 pitchers, but its pretty mild," Amaro said. When Lee underwent an MRI on Tuesday in Philadelphia, there were concerns the left-hander might become the latest major league pitcher to be sidelined by a serious injury. More than a dozen have already have undergone Tommy John elbow surgery this year, including All-Stars Jose Fernandez, Patrick Corbin, Josh Johnson and Matt Moore. "The Tommy John thing is not what it is," Lee said. "That was good." Lee pitched 6 2-3 innings in a win over Cincinnati on Sunday. He said his elbow began to bother him after he threw a career-high 128 pitches in an 11-hit, complete-game loss against the Braves on April 16. "After the game it was pretty sore," he said. "We started doing some treatment on it and it acted like it was doing a little better, and this past start I started feeling it the last couple of innings just about every throw, and obviously it was pretty sore the next day. "It was definitely concerning that it was there on every throw. With as much season as we have left, I didnt feel that I could keep pitching." Lee rejoined the Phillies in Miami after he was diagnosed with a grade one/two strain of his flexor tendon. "Thats better news than the other," teammate A.J. Burnett said. "Youre happy for that." The 35-year-old Lee is 4-4 this season with a 3.18 ERA in 68 innings. Hell rest for a week and is expected to resume throwing after that. "We dont really know until we get there, but hopefully in a week its gone and I start playing catch, and in another week Ill start being in games," Lee said. Amaro declined to say who will start for Lee on Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. 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It is plenty of time for teams to shape their identities and fix flaws.Seattle has only improved defensively since September. But the Packers have had plenty of time, too, to get their act together.Running back Eddie Lacys production has increased dramatically. Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb are one of the top receiving tandems in the league. The offensive line is providing solid blocking.And Aaron Rodgers has proven that hes better than most healthy quarterbacks in the league, even when slowed by a left calf injury.I dont think its that much different except their guys are coming through, Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. Theyve grown with their season and theyre at the top of their game.It wasnt quite that case on Sept. 4 in Seattle.Packers coach Mike McCarthy watched video of the game on Monday morning. He liked some of what he saw. He pointed to a few pivotal plays during which the Packers could have played better.As far as not throwing at Richard Sherman, we have great respect for their defence, and theyve earned that, and no different in Richards individual case, McCarthy said. But were a no-huddle offence and my thought was, and I told Jordy in the game plan, Just line up on the left side.The thinking was that Sherman would follow Nelson.OK. IIt didnt happen .dddddddddddd. How the game sorted out and things like that, and the ball went where it went was just really how the game was played. There was never a Dont throw right in the game plan, McCarthy added. With that, I think weve played a lot differently since then, I think weve improved in a number of different areas.The Packers have succeeded in the second half of the season in part by going after an opponents strengths.In a 26-21 win over New England in November, Rodgers threw for 368 yards, including a 45-yard catch-and-run to Nelson. He had been covered by top cornerback Darrelle Revis at the time.In the regular-season finale, Green Bay ran for 152 yards in a victory against Detroit, a season-high by a Lions opponent.In the NFC divisional round win over Dallas, the Packers got three touchdown passes from Rodgers � though none went to Nelson or Cobb. Instead, rookie receiver Davante Adams, and tight ends Andrew Quarless and Richard Rodgers, another rookie, had the scores in the big spots.All three games were played at Lambeau Field. Still, the success will help boost confidence.I mean the more targets A-Rod has, the more I think it opens up the offence, Quarless said. Its about keeping them honest, really respecting everything that we do, and respecting all the playmakers on the field.Adams had the biggest impact of the lesser-known Packers with seven catches for 117 yards. The production was somewhat of a surprise given Adams had a combined four catches in his previous four games combined.As it turns out, Adams doesnt mind talking trash either, a quality that might come in handy if Sherman throws some verbal jabs.I like to egg it on. If you want to talk, I feel like you can use that to your advantage because guys get to talking and you make a play on them and it kind of shuts them down, Adams said.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL___AP Sports Writer Tim Booth in Seattle contributed to this report. Wholesale Jerseys 2019 Wholesale Jerseys From China Stitched Jerseys Wholesale Black NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Camo Cheap NFL Black Jerseys Wholesale Jerseys Free Shipping ' ' '