Phillies' Arrieta goes on IL, may undergo surgery

Philadelphia Phillies right-hander Jake Arrieta was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday and may undergo season-ending elbow surgery. The 33-year-old Arrieta has been bothered by a bone spur in his pitching elbow.

Arrieta said he is considering undergoing an arthroscopic procedure. If he does, he said he probably wouldn't pitch again in 2019. "I would have liked it to go differently," Arrieta told reporters before Wednesday's game against the Chicago Cubs. "I would have liked to pitch the remainder of the season healthy, but it's something that I really couldn't control.

"The spur stayed pretty dormant for 7-8 years, and it decided to give me trouble and get to a size now where this is only option to me getting back to the pitcher that I am. And that's OK. This is what I have to do." Arrieta is 8-8 with 4.64 ERA in 24 starts this season, his second with the Phillies. He has a 5.76 ERA over his past 13 starts, allowing 84 hits and 25 walks in 65 2/3 innings.

The Phillies recalled first baseman Logan Morrison from Triple-A Lehigh Valley in a corresponding move. Morrison has a .239 average and 137 homers in 959 career major league games with four teams.