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Time appears to be running out on Manny Machado in his bid to play on opening day for the Baltimore Orioles following offseason knee surgery.

Machado had an operation in October to repair a torn ligament in his left knee. The All-Star third baseman hoped to return for the March 31 opener against the defending champion Boston Red Sox, but he hasn't run in five days.

"It's scar tissue that flared up and got a little sore and we decided not to push it, which is what we talked about all along," manager Buck Showalter said Saturday in Sarasota, Fla.

The 21-year-old Machado was supposed to have an appointment Tuesday to re-evaluate the injury, but that visit will be postponed.

"There's no sense in doing that until he can really show them what he can do running," Showalter said. "So that's got to get cleared up first, where he's back running again."

Machado played in every game of the 2013 season before the injury, which occurred on Sept. 23 when he stepped awkwardly on first base in a game at Tampa Bay. He finished with a .283 batting average, 14 homers, 71 RBIs and 51 doubles.

Recovery time from this type of surgery is usually around six months, so the Orioles knew there was a chance that Machado would miss the start of the season. Now, it appears that might be reality, even though Showalter won't yet acknowledge as much.

"I'm not there yet. I'm not going to throw that wet blanket over that yet. I know Manny's not," he manager said.

Braves' Beachy may need another Tommy John surgery

Pitcher Brandon Beachy's arm injury appears to be far worse than he and the Braves initially thought, and it's feared he might need a second Tommy John elbow surgery and another year-long rehabilitation, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Braves face the almost unimaginable, but quite real, possibility that starting pitchers Kris Medlen and Beachy could learn Monday when they visit James Andrews that each needs to have a second ligament-transplant surgery, aka Tommy John surgery. Andrews did the surgery on Medlen in 2010 and on Beachy in June 2012.

Medlen, who left last Sunday's game against the Mets in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., after feeling stabbing pain in his surgically repaired elbow, had an MRI and other tests this week in Orlando and knows he likely will need Tommy John surgery.

Now Beachy, 27, knows he might also need his third overall surgery and second Tommy John surgery in a span of 21 months.

Upon leaving Monday's game against the Phillies after only two innings, Beachy told reporters he wasn't concerned because he was told the ligament was good and that he was merely having some biceps tightness that is not uncommon for pitchers recovering from surgery (he had an arthroscopic procedure in September to remove a bone chip).

"I've seen the doctors. They've done everything. My ligament's fine," Beachy said Monday.

He found out otherwise this week when he had tests done in Orlando.

Around the horn

White Sox • Chicago second baseman Gordon Beckham will miss at least a week with an injured left oblique. Beckham, 27, said he felt the injury while taking swings in the batting cage Friday. Chicago considers it a "mild tweak" but will give Beckham seven days off. He said with rest it should be fine for opening day.

Rays • Tampa Bay right fielder Wil Myers left Saturday's game with a bruised quadriceps after fouling a ball off his right leg in the third inning against the Pirates. Myers, last season's AL rookie of the year, bent over a few times and was helped to the dugout. He's listed as day-to-day.