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Phillies SP Jake Arrieta Might Discuss Potential Surgery for Elbow Injury

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jake Arrieta may be willing to consider surgery to repair the bone spur in his right elbow.

"I don't necessarily want to make a decision right now," Arrieta said Sunday after giving up five runs and seven hits to the San Francisco Giants, per Scott Lauber of the Philadelphia Inquirer. "We'll have the off-day [Monday] and maybe have a conversation on Tuesday."

"It hurts every day," Arrieta added of the bone spur. "I just wasn't able to get through my share of the outing and preserve the lead.