Phillies' Burrell hurt during batting practice

Pat Burrell left batting practice early with a back injury during Tuesday afternoon's workout at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies took batting practice Tuesday in preparation for Wednesday's Game One of the NL playoffs. Burrell limped off about 20 minutes into the workout, heading for the clubhouse and walking gingerly down the steps. The clubhouse was closed to the media following the workout, and Burrell was unavailable for comment.

There is no indication the injury is anything serious, and Burrell's status for today's game is not known. He is, coincidentally, scheduled to give an MLB press conference Wednesday afternoon.

"I think he'll live,'' said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel, who confirmed that Burrell's back had locked up on him during the workout. Manuel didn't seem too worried about Burrell, but stopped short of saying he thought the left fielder would be OK. Asked if he was worried, Manuel said: "We'll have him checked out.''

(courierpostonline.com)