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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Henderson Alvarez was sent to the Marlins from Toronto in 2012. (Rob Foldy/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Miami Marlins pitcher Henderson Alvarez left his Wednesday night start against the Washington Nationals after five scoreless innings due to stiffness in his throwing elbow, reports Dayn Perry of CBSSports.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Alvarez is having\u00A0a strong season for the Marlins, with two complete-game shutouts to go along with\u00A0a 2.97 ERA and a 2.38 strikeouts-to-walks ratio.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Marlins have already lost one young starting pitcher to elbow trouble this season after Jose Fernandez underwent Tommy John surgery.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The 24-year old Alvarez has had some injury trouble already in his career, losing time to inflammation in his shoulder last season and dealing with an elbow issue in 2012.\n&lt;strong&gt;SI WIRE: Report: Orioles 'leading team' for Cubs RHP Jeff Samardzija&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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