Club worries about Jeff Kent

From Ken Gurnick at MLB.com, “Notes: Club worries about Kent’s injury”

ATLANTA — Lingering pain and swelling in Jeff Kent’s left hand has the club concerned enough to schedule an MRI for Thursday morning to rule out any fractures that were not noticed on an X-ray taken Saturday.

“He’s a little better today, but not good enough to play,” manager Grady Little said of Kent, who left Saturday’s game after two innings and hasn’t played since….

Which sucks, of course, but check this out:

Little said he’s comfortable with the flexibility that exists with Ramon Martinez and Willy Aybar on the roster, but if Kent is out much longer, a familiar name could soon be ready to fill in — Cesar Izturis.

Now how would that be for timing?