Marlins send Choate to have elbow examined

Left-handed reliever Randy Choate has been sent to Miami by the Marlins to have his elbow examined by team doctors. Choate has told team officials he felt tightness in the elbow after his last outing on Monday night. He faced one batter in the ninth inning and gave up a three-run homer to Jason Giambi in what became a 7-4 loss. Manager Jack McKeon, speaking before Wednesday night's series finale at Colorado, said Choate was expected to undergo an MRI as part of the medical evaluation. Choate is 1-1 with a 1.82 ERA in 54 appearances this season.