THE SIDELINES : Scott Bankhead Faces Surgery

Seattle Mariners pitcher Scott Bankhead is scheduled to undergo surgery on his right shoulder next Tuesday to repair a shoulder bone spur and expects to miss the rest of the season.

Dr. Arthur Pappas will operate on the acromnio clavicular joint in Bankhead’s right shoulder in Boston, the Mariners said in a news release.

Bankhead was placed on the disabled list Sunday for the second time this season.

Bankhead, 26, led the Mariners with a 14-6 record and a 3.34 earned run average last season but is 0-2 with an 11.08 ERA in four starts this season.

He had been scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery two weeks ago, but that was put on hold when examination indicated the soreness in his shoulder might be from inflammation. He subsequently pitched twice for five innings without pain, only to have the pain return and force him to leave a game Friday night after 1 2/3 innings.