SB Nation Arizona - D-backs Pitcher Jason Marquis Suffers Leg Injury, Targets October Returnhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/46593/arizona-fave.png2011-08-15T13:40:46-07:00http://arizona.sbnation.com/rss/stream/21287012011-08-15T13:40:46-07:002011-08-15T13:40:46-07:00Jason Marquis Aiming For October Return; Wade Miley Call-Up Rumored
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<p><a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> starting pitcher <span>Jason Marquis</span> broke his right fibula after getting hit by a ground ball Sunday during the D-backs game against the <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</a>. Marquis was off to a good start in the game after getting shelled in his first two starts since being traded from the <a href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Washington Nationals</a>. </p>
<p>According to Marquis after the game, the initial hit broken the bone but the pain wasn't so bad that he felt he could stay in and continue pitching. He faced four more batters before having the leave the game. One the <a target="_blank" href="http://arizona.sbnation.com/arizona-diamondbacks/2011/8/14/2363065/video-jason-marquis-josh-thole-go-tumbling">final pitch</a> to <span>Josh Thole</span>, Marquis said he felt something "pop" when he pushed off which the doctor told him, "pretty much completed the break."</p>
<p>"It is what it is. I'm going to do everything in my power to heal up as fast as I (can), listen to the training staff and hopefully be back to help this team in October," Marquis said. </p>
<p>No official timeline has been set but manager Kirk Gibson set a preliminary target of four-to-six weeks which would put him back around early October.</p>
<p>Gibson seemed very pleased with the performance of <span>Micah Owings</span> and didn't seem inclined to pull him from the bull pen where he's been very successful (1.95 ERA in 27 innings as a reliever). The most <a target="_blank" href="http://www.azsnakepit.com/2011/8/15/2363605/diamondbacks-call-up-lhp-wade-miley">recent rumor </a>has the D-backs calling up <span>Wade Miley</span> from Triple-A to get the next start.</p>
<p>Here's much more on Miley.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.azsnakepit.com/2011/8/15/2363605/diamondbacks-call-up-lhp-wade-miley" target="_blank">Reports: Diamondbacks To Call Up LHP Wade Miley - AZ Snake Pit</a><br>Since joining Reno, Miley has posted a 3.64 ERA in eight starts, fanning 56 with just 16 walks in 54.1 innings of work. That ERA figure is the second-best among pitchers who have started a game for the Aces this year, behind the 1.50 ERA that <span>Josh Collmenter</span> accumulated in his one and only Triple-A outing prior to his promotion to the major leagues. </p>
<p>Miley has a wide arsenal, touted by BA as working with a fastball, slider, curveball, change-up, and cutter. The curveball and cutter are more of show pitches, but the fastball has good zip and sink for a left-hander, coming in consistently at 92-93. Miley's slider is widely-regarded as a plus pitch that he can miss bats with, while the change-up, also "flirts with being a plus pitch," according to BA's off-season write-up. </p>
<p>One red flag that has been raised has been that there is some meltdown potential in the southpaw, as he has occasionally gotten rattled on the mound, losing his mound presence, composure, and mechanics.</p>
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<p>Marquis is the sixth D-back to fracture a bone this season. Others include Matt Williams (foot), <span>Zach Duke</span> (hand), <span>Geoff Blum</span> (finger), <span>Stephen Drew</span> (ankle) and <span>Xavier Nady</span> (hand).</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2011/8/15/2364731/jason-marquis-wade-miley-arizona-diamondbacksSeth Pollack2011-08-14T15:06:48-07:002011-08-14T15:06:48-07:00VIDEO: Jason Marquis & Josh Thole Go Tumbling
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<p>It's not often that you see a pitcher get the worst of a hit-by-pitch scenario, but that's exactly what happened to <span>Jason Marquis</span> of the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> in the fourth inning against the <a href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Mets</a>. Marquis wound up to pitch against <span>Josh Thole</span>, and then after releasing it, crumpled to the ground clutching his right leg.</p>
<p><a href="http://cdn1.sbnation.com/imported_assets/780628/MarquisThole.gif.opt.gif"><img src="http://cdn0.sbnation.com/imported_assets/780628/MarquisThole.gif.opt_medium.gif" class="photo" alt="Marquisthole"></a></p>
<p>(<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/LookoutLanding/status/102851175547813888" target="_blank">HT Lookout Landing</a>)</p>
<p>Supposedly<a href="http://twitter.com/#!/BNightengale/status/102857856356859904" target="_blank"> Marquis fractured the leg</a> when <span>Angel Pagan</span> knocked a line drive off of him in the third inning, but Marquis was able to pitch up until here, when he was taken out. Early reports are fractured leg, which probably means the end of his season.</p>
<p>This is the second broken bone for the Diamondbacks in this series. Xavier Nady broke his hand Friday night against the New York Mets. The Diamondbacks could replace Marquis in the rotation with <span>Micah Owings</span> or <span>Zach Duke</span> in the bullpen, or go for <span>Barry Enright</span> from Reno.</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/arizona-diamondbacks/2011/8/14/2363065/video-jason-marquis-josh-thole-go-tumblingAvinash Kunnath2011-08-14T14:51:59-07:002011-08-14T14:51:59-07:00D-backs Pitcher Jason Marquis Suffers Leg Injury
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<p>Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Jason Marquis suffered a fractured right fibula in Sunday's game against the Mets.</p> <p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> pitcher <span>Jason Marquis</span> suffered a fractured right fibula in the third inning of Sunday afternoon's series closer against the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">New York Mets</a>. Marquis took a line drive off the leg from <span>Angel Pagan</span>. The pitcher had kept the Mets scoreless through three innings -- his first strong outing in three since being acquired prior to the trade deadline.</p>
<p>The D-backs had been fairly healthy for the first half of the season, but have now lost starting short stop <span>Stephen Drew</span> to a broken ankle and first baseman <span>Xavier Nady</span> to a broken hand, to go along with Marquis' fracture.</p>
https://arizona.sbnation.com/2011/8/14/2363038/d-backs-pitcher-jason-marquis-suffers-leg-injuryJustin Burning