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Phillies' Jake Arrieta Placed on IL with Elbow Injury; May Undergo Surgery

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jake Arrieta was placed on the injured list Wednesday because of an elbow injury, according to Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer.

It is unknown whether he will choose season-ending surgery.

Arrieta has been limited this year by a bone spur in his right elbow that has been both painful and damaging to his pitching.

"Yeah, it hurts every day," the pitcher said after his most recent start against the San Francisco Giants, per Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports. "Today, I lacked the ability to throw any off-speed stuff with effectiveness and they made me pay for it.