Lightning Starting Pitcher Sprake Injured
The Lightning received bad news this morning. <Bill Sprake:player#14077> will miss 12 months due to a torn ulnar collateral ligament. He sustained the injury in the <Manchester:team#379>-<London:team#377> game while throwing a pitch. "I'm disappointed more than anything," he told reporters later in the day. "You can't help your team on the bench," Sprake sighed. "I'll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery."

In 9 starts this season <Sprake:player#14077> has rung up a 5-1 record and a 4.56 ERA. 