Phillies 3B Polanco playing with broken elbow
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) -Phillies third baseman Placido Polanco says he is playing with a small break in his left elbow, but is postponing surgery until after the season because Philadelphia is in a pennant race.
Polanco is batting .308 with six homers and 47 RBIs for the NL East-leading Phillies, who had a half-game lead over Atlanta entering play Thursday.
Polanco tells The Associated Press in a telephone interview that he also has been hampered by forearm tendinitis that stems from compensating for his injured elbow.
The 34-year-old Polanco spent time on the disabled list earlier this season with elbow inflammation.
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