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April 22 (The Sports Xchange) - Seattle Mariners ace Felix Hernandez was scratched from Friday night's start against the Los Angeles Angels due to the flu, the team announced on Friday afternoon. Hernandez will be replaced by Hisashi Iwakuma, who was slated to start Saturday's game. Hernandez is tied with Randy Johnson for the franchise lead in career strikeouts with 2,162. The right-hander's next victory will be this 145th and that will match Jamie Moyer's club record. - - - The Texas Rangers' bullpen already has the worst earned-run average in the American League, and the Rangers received another blow when reliever Keone Kela had arthroscopic surgery on Friday on his right elbow to remove a bone spur. He is expected to be sidelined for approximately three months. Kela, 23, felt discomfort on Tuesday when he pitched against the Houston Astros. It was later determined he needed the operation. Kela was placed on the disabled list on Thursday. He is 1-0 with a 7.11 ERA in 6 1/3 innings this season after going 7-5 with a 2.39 ERA in 68 appearances last season. - - - (Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)