"Braves pitcher Tom Glavine will travel to Birmingham, Ala., on Tuesday to see Dr. James Andrews and find out if some shoulder soreness will slow his comeback or perhaps end his career.

It's something the 43-year-old said he's been prepared for all along, but he might be faced with the prospect a little sooner than he anticipated.

"I knew it was close, whether I got through this season or not," Glavine told the Journal-Constitution Monday. "I always had a feeling in the back of my mind, now more than ever, any time I go out there something could happen. I'm prepared for that. Obviously I'm hoping not to confront it right now, but if I have to, that's the way it is. It's something where I feel better knowing at least I tried."

Glavine signed a one-year contract with the Braves in February in the hopes that he would be able to make a comeback from elbow and shoulder surgery as the Braves' fifth starter.

The 305-game winner was scheduled to start for the first time Saturday in Pittsburgh. He was scratched from that start Monday after shoulder soreness shortened a rehabilitation outing on Sunday. The Braves will call up left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes from Class AAA Gwinnett to make the start.

Glavine had to leave a start for Class AA Mississippi on Sunday after two innings, having hurt his pitching shoulder swinging in a second-inning at-bat."