Report: Dodgers' Ted Lilly throws without pain, Chad Billingsley considers second injection

Dodgers starting pitcher Ted Lilly could be close to throwing simulated game, while Chad Billingsley may have a second plasma injection.

By R.J. White

Sep 3, 2012 at 9:59 am ET • 1 min read

Dodgers starting pitcher Ted Lilly reported no pain after a bullpen session Saturday, according to J.P. Hoornstra of the Los Angeles Daily News.

Lilly has made just eight starts this season and has been out since May 23. He has a 5-1 record, 3.14 ERA and 1.13 WHIP this year.

Speaking on Lilly's session, Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said, "I'm not sure where all this is going. His shoulder feels good ... his back feels better."

In other Dodger news, starting pitcher Chad Billingsley is reportedly considering having a second injection of platelet-rich plasma in his pitching elbow in an attempt to pitch again this season. Billingsley had a plasma injection in the elbow last week.

Billingsley is 10-9 in 25 starts this season with 3.55 ERA and 1.29 WHIP.

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