St. Louis Starting Pitcher Hurt
<Billy Hayes:player#13381> at first refused to leave today's <Pittsburgh:team#84>-<St. Louis:team#87> game after he suffered a torn labrum while throwing a pitch. But his manager convinced him not to be foolish. "I want to be on the field," the feisty <St. Louis:team#87> starting pitcher said. "I'll play through just about anything." Given time to reflect on the situation, he knew it was in his best interest to get immediate treatment. The injury is expected to keep Hayes out of action for 4 months.

To date this year, <Hayes:player#13381> shows a 6-7 record, 19 starts, 128.1 innings, 75 strikeouts and a 3.37 ERA.