SPARKS, Md. — Records show that former Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan threatened to kill himself several times before committing suicide last month.
Flanagan, who won the Cy Young Award in 1979 and was a member of the Orioles’ 1983 world championship team, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound outside his Baltimore County home.
Police records obtained by The Baltimore Sun reveal Flanagan had previously threatened to shoot himself and had walked outside with a gun several times, but his wife, Alex, discouraged him from suicide each time.
Mariners’ Hernandez injured
ARLINGTON, Texas — Seattle ace Felix Hernandez was forced out of the game when he took a line drive off his right forearm during the Rangers’ six-run fourth inning.
Hernandez was attended to by a team trainer and was soon walking to the dugout, grimacing in pain and done for the day. X-rays were negative.
Holliday returns
ST. LOUIS — Matt Holliday was back in the Cardinals’ lineup after missing nine games with a tendon injury on his right middle finger.
Shortstop Rafael Furcal, who had committed five errors in his last six games, also returned after sitting out one game following a costly error Thursday night.
Footnotes.
Yankees right-hander Phil Hughes said he won’t object to pitching out of the bullpen in the postseason if that’s what manager Joe Girardi decides.
• The Braves activated right-hander Kris Medlen from the 60-day disabled list.
