Arizona’s Webb suffers a setback

Arizona Diamondbacks ace Brandon Webb will be shut down for three weeks in a significant setback to his attempt to recover from shoulder problems that have sidelined him since his opening-day start.

Manager Bob Melvin announced the decision after the Diamondbacks lost to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, on Friday night.

“He won’t do anything for a week and then he’ll do some strengthening for two weeks, no throwing,” Melvin said, “and then we’ll see where we are after that.”

Webb’s bullpen session was canceled Friday when the right-hander felt tightness in the shoulder while playing catch.

It was supposed to be his second bullpen workout. He felt fine after his first, 33-pitch session Tuesday.

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Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels is feeling fine a day after being hit in the left shoulder by a line drive, and expects to make his next start. . . . The Atlanta Braves put outfielder Garret Anderson on the 15-day disabled list because of a strained left thigh. . . . Adam Miller, the top pitching prospect for the Cleveland Indians, will likely undergo career-threatening surgery on his right middle finger next week.