DODGERS UPDATE: AILING JORDAN COULD MISS SERIES.Byline: - Brian Dohn MONTREAL - An extensive back exam revealed that Brian Jordan has an inflamed disc, which probably will keep the Dodgers left fielder out of the lineup in the three-game series in Montreal that begins today, team officials said Monday. Jordan, who missed much of the 1997 season with a bulging disc when he played with St. Louis, is scheduled to receive a cortisone cortisone (kôr`tĭsōn'), steroid hormone whose main physiological effect is on carbohydrate metabolism. It is synthesized from cholesterol in the outer layer, or cortex, of the adrenal gland under the stimulation of adrenocorticotropic injection today to reduce inflammation and will remain in Los Angeles for an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. and bone scan Bone scan An x-ray study in which patients are given an intravenous injection of a small amount of a radioactive material that travels in the blood. When it reaches the bones, it can be detected by x ray to make a picture of their internal structure. . If all goes well with the injection, he could join the team Wednesday at the earliest. However, manager Jim Tracy said he's inclined to keep Jordan off Olympic Stadium's artificial turf before the full extent of the injury is known. ``We would have been very careful with it with that artificial turf,'' said Tracy, referring to his plans before Jordan's examination. The Dodgers are hopeful Jordan can play in the weekend series against the Mets in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Jordan, who is batting .271 with 13 homers and 50 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in , injured his back last Monday in Philadelphia when he bent back awkwardly to avoid being hit with a pitch. He played in the three-game series against Pittsburgh but aggravated the back while making a diving catch and missed the three-game series against Philadelphia. Earlier this season, Jordan missed six games with an injured side. Meanwhile, the news about second baseman Mark Grudzielanek was much better. Grudzielanek, who suffered a Grade I sprain of the medial collateral ligament The medial collateral ligament or MCL (or tibial collateral ligament) is one of the four major ligaments of the knee. It is on the medial or inner side of the joint. in his left knee in Sunday's seventh inning, showed marked improvement, team officials said. Grudzielanek will work before tonight's game with Montreal before a decision on his playing status is made. |
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