MIAMI — Marlon Anderson, who keyed the Los Angeles Dodgers' stretch drive to a playoff berth last season, will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Friday and is expected to be sidelined for at least two months.

An MRI exam taken late Monday showed Anderson had bone chips and scar tissue in the elbow, which was operated on in October. Anderson tried to come back too quickly from that operation and wound up sitting out most of spring training. The soreness followed him into the regular season, limiting him to one start and 15 pinch-hit appearances before he went on the disabled list Sunday.

"He was trying to operate not totally sound and that was not good," Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Grady Little said.

A Los Angeles Dodgers spokesman who talked with Anderson on Tuesday said he was disappointed with the news but resigned to the need for more surgery. The operation will be performed by Dr. Neal El Attrache at the Kerlan-Jobe Surgery Center in Los Angeles.

The versatile Anderson, 33, who played three positions for the Los Angeles Dodgers after coming over from the Washington Nationals in an Aug. 31 trade, batted .375 with seven home runs and 15 runs batted in in 25 games last year. His absence leaves slumping Wilson Betemit as the Los Angeles Dodgers' lone left-handed bat off the bench.

"We feel comfortable," Little said. "What Betemit's been able to do for us the last couple of days has been very productive."

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