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BBQ Too Hot to Handle for Gardner: Pioneers second baseman Abel Gardner required medical attention yesterday after severely burning himself while barbecuing at his home. Gardner suffered first and second degree burns when a flame from the grill he was using suddenly shot up his right arm. "It was a pretty scary scene," said teammate Gail Gifford, who was with Gardner when the accident occurred. "I thought it was going to totally engulf him for a moment." The fire also singed Abel Gardner's hair and eyebrows, but luckily failed to ignite the shirt he was wearing at the time. "It honestly could have been much worse," said Gifford. The injury will reportedly keep Gardner out of action for anywhere from 3 weeks up to a month, but doctors expect the burns to fully heal.