THE SIDELINES : Reds’ Davis to Have Surgery on Knee After End of Season
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Eric Davis says he expects to have arthroscopic surgery on his ailing right knee after the season.
Davis, 28, took the first cortisone shot of his career in the knee Monday after consulting with Reds team physician Dr. Michael Lawhon and team trainer Larry Starr.
Manager Lou Piniella moved Davis from center field to left earlier this season so Davis would not have as much territory to cover and thus would not have to run as much. Davis sprained a ligament while sliding April 25. He spent three weeks on the disabled list and has been troubled by chronic pain since.
But Davis said the knee will not keep him from playing in the Reds’ drive for a National League pennant “unless I can’t walk.”
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