San Diego pitcher Mike Clevinger got a cortisone shot for his ailing right elbow Friday and the Padres are hopeful he'll be OK for the playoffs.Clevinger, acquired last month in a big trade with Cleveland, left his start against the Angels on Wednesday after just one inning.The Padres have already clinched a postseason spot and the NL's No.
4 seed, and will open the playoffs next Wednesday at Petco Park. Before the early exit, Clevinger had been presumed as the Game 1 starter in the wild-card round.“We have not ruled out anything for next week and the first round of the playoffs,” Padres general manager A.J.
Preller said.An MRI exam and other tests showed Clevinger had a right posterior elbow impingement.“I think we got really good news,”.