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Brian Matusz back on track after having wart removed

Brian Matusz

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Brian Matusz delivers to a Boston Red Sox batter during the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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Brittany Ghiroli of MLB.com reports that Brian Matusz threw a bullpen session today, just one day after from having a wart removed from his left middle finger.

“It feels fine. It doesn’t feel irritated at all. It feels normal. Like I said before, it never affected me on the mound. It didn’t affect any of my pitches. We just wanted to fix it before it became a problem. It felt good. I threw all of my pitches and it was fine. I didn’t feel like I had to hold back at all, so I’m on schedule.”

While it was originally assumed that Matusz would need a few days to recover, Ghiroli writes that it’s increasingly likely that the young southpaw will be available to make his next scheduled start on Tuesday.

Matusz, 24, went 10-12 with a 4.30 ERA over 32 starts last season, including a 2.11 ERA and 52/16 K/BB ratio after August 1. The American League East isn’t an easy place to have success, especially for an extreme fly-ball pitcher, but Matusz is the closest thing the Orioles have to an ace right now.