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Knee swelling forces Eflin to rest Friday

CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Zach Eflin could not throw Friday because of swelling in his right knee, but he said he is scheduled to have a bullpen session Monday.

Eflin, 22, had surgeries last year to repair the patellar tendons in his left and right knees following 10-12 years of chronic issues. He said earlier this week that his knees felt great. But then he tweaked his right knee running sprints on Thursday.

"Nothing is structurally wrong," Eflin said Saturday morning at Spectrum Field. "It just swelled up on me a little bit. But today I came in and everything was fine.