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CHICAGO -- Cubs reliever Glendon Rusch was diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung and will miss the rest of the season. A team trainer said the condition was not life threatening.

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Rusch was sent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital during Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

"He is out of danger," Cubs trainer Mark O'Neal said.

O'Neal said the clot could have been life threatening if it not been diagnosed in time.

"This was caught early and obviously we are very thankful that we didn't sit on it and that he was evaluated last night," said O'Neal.

Rusch will be in the hospital for at least two days and will be on blood-thinning medication from three-to-six months. The size of the clot and where it came from is still being determined.

Rusch split the season as a reliever and a starter. He was 3-8 with a 7.46 ERA on the season. His last appearance came on Sept. 4 against Pittsburgh.

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