Aug. 14, 2011
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CSNBayArea.com staff
Barry Zito, who had to be helped off the field during a rehab start with the Fresno Grizzlies Saturday, has a 'pretty bad' sprained ankle, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said Sunday.
I saw a picture and its pretty bad, Bochy said, according to Andrew Baggarly of the San Jose Mercury News. Its very swollen. It looks like theres a baseball in there. It looks like itll be quite awhile.
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Zito, 3-4 with a 5.62 ERA in 49.2 innings this season, left the Grizzlies game in the third inning after trying to back up home plate.
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According to Baggarly, there were no fractures revealed on Zito's ankle X-rays.
In other injury news, Bochy revealed that closer Brian Wilson is unavailable Sunday with back issues and reliever Sergio Romo has a sore elbow.
Theres a little concern with Willies back after it flared up a little here," Bochy said, according to Baggarly. "But we think theyre both just fine. Romo started to feel a little something. Its not to the point were overly concerned.