http://0rz.tw/8WTxd Lowe to undergo back surgery June 15, likely season ending Posted by Larry Stone The Mariners just announced that reliever Mark Lowe will have back surgery on June 15 that will likely end his season. Lowe has been on the 15-day disabled list since May 5 (retro to May 3) with lower back disc inflammation. The Mariners Medical Director Dr. Ed Khalfayan and the training staff have determined that Lowe has not improved after undergoing a trial of epidural injections and rehabilitation for his lumbar disc herniation, the M's said. He is scheduled for surgery on Tuesday, June 15 at Harborview Medical Center, performed by Dr. Carlo Bellabarba. The surgery is a microdiscectomy. Lowe, 27, was 1-3 with a 3.48 ERA (4 ER, 10.1 IP) in 11 relief appearances this season. His last appearance was May 2 against Texas. Obviously, this is a big blow to the Mariners' bullpen. Lowe served a valuable setup role, and could have closed if they decided to trade David Aardsma. Or he could have been a trade chip himself. Now the fallback closing candidates are Brandon League, who has had mixed results this year, and perhaps Chad Cordero, who was an All-Star closer before shoulder surgery. But on a personal level, you have to feel for Lowe, who went through an arduous comeback from serious elbow surgery in 2006 that threatened his career. He came all the way back, but now he faces another long, tough recovery. 簡單講就是 Lowe 椎間盤突出的症狀未能緩解，要動刀，說不定今年就沒了， 水手隊傳說中的鋼鐵牛棚正式宣告崩潰。 CL 可能的繼任人選：Brandon League、Chad Cordero（？）， 當然現階段應該還是會讓 Aardsma 繼續打擺子啦。 --

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