Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay admitted on Sunday afternoon that he has been pitching hurt.
Halladay allowed nine runs in only 2 1/3 innings against the Miami Marlins on Sunday. He been experiencing right-shoulder "discomfort" since the morning after his April 24 start against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
He plans to fly to Los Angeles to see renowned orthopedist Lewis Yocum and hopes to have more answers "in the next few days."
The 35-year-old said the shoulder issues "started the morning after the game I pitched against Pittsburgh. I woke up, didn't really think anything of it. Kind of regular soreness." But he said that after that, the soreness "just kind of progressed over the last two weeks or so."
In his two starts since then, Halladay has allowed 17 earned runs in only six innings.