Phillies Now Expect Walker to Make Scheduled Start After Injury Scare

There was some concern that the Philadelphia Phillies might lose Taijuan Walker for an extended period of time after he took an almost 100 mph line drive off his foot that caused him to leave his last start early. The right-hander battled an injury early that sidelined him in Spring Training and put him on the injured list to start the year. Walker was starting to get back into a rhythm as he built up his arm facing Major League hitters before this scare could have caused him to miss more time. Instead, the Phillies got good news when X-rays came back negative.