Baseball : MLB 2008

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Toronto 9.5 : The Blue Jays placed shortstops David Eckstein and John McDonald on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, two days after both were injured in a loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Eckstein suffered a strained right hip flexor diving for a ball in Tuesday's 5-4 loss. McDonald came on to replace Eckstein, but sprained his right ankle one inning later, catching a cleat and rolling over on his ankle as he went down to backhand a grounder. McDonald is batting .182 with no homers and one RBI in 17 games. Eckstein has a .246 average with one homer and 12 RBIs in 30 games.

Toronto 7.5 : The Blue Jays lost shortstops David Eckstein and then John McDonald to injuries in Tuesday's 5-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Eckstein left in the fifth inning with a sore right hip and McDonald, his replacement, had to leave after injuring his right ankle in the sixth. "That's not a good situation. I wouldn't expect to see either one of them for a few days," manager John Gibbons said.

S. Diego 6.5 : Kevin Cameron threw only three pitches before leaving Tuesday's game against the Atlanta Braves with a sprained right elbow. Padres manager Bud Black said the right-hander likely will be placed on the disabled list with a first-degree sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament. Cameron is 0-0 with a 3.60 ERA in 10 games.

LA Ang. 5.5 : Pitcher Dustin Moseley was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of stiffness in his forearm. Figgins injured his right hamstring scoring the Angels' third run during the eighth inning of a 3-1 victory over Baltimore on Saturday. His leg collided with umpire Paul Emmel's foot and was jarred backward as he slid under catcher Ramon Hernandez's tag. The right-handed Moseley is 1-3 with a 7.85 ERA.

Arizona 3.5 : Arizona second baseman Orlando Hudson left Friday night's game against the New York Mets after straining his right hamstring running out a double in the fifth inning. Hudson lined a one-out double to right and started limping a few steps shy of second base. He walked off the field under his own power and was replaced by Augie Ojeda. Hudson, hitting .274 in 29 games for the NL West-leading Diamondbacks, is day to day.

Minnes. 3.5 : Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire will miss the three-game weekend series against Detroit after his older brother died suddenly at his Oklahoma home. Exactly when Gardenhire returns to the team has not been decided.

NY Yank. 2.5 : Alex Rodriguez was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right quadriceps, leaving another major hole in the New York Yankees lineup. The three-time MVP hurt his leg April 20 and missed three games last week before returning for a four-game series at Cleveland. But Rodriguez was removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of Monday's 5-2 win over the Indians and said he felt a "pull" while running the bases. A-Rod's absence comes at a difficult time for New York, which is already missing injured catcher Jorge Posada. The Yankees also put struggling starter Phil Hughes on the 15-day disabled list with a strained right oblique muscle.

Texas 1.5 : Jason Jennings is headed to the disabled list with muscle soreness in his forearm. The right-hander left Tuesday's game against the Kansas City Royals after throwing his second pitch of the third inning. Jennings' injury is another blow to the Rangers rotation. He will be the team's fourth starting pitcher on the disabled list. Brandon McCarthy, Kason Gabbard and Luis Mendoza are also sidelined.

Washing. 1.5 : Reliever Chad Cordero is expected to be sidelined at least a month with a tear in a muscle below his pitching shoulder, although the Washington Nationals determined he won't need surgery. The right-hander left Washington's 6-3 victory over Atlanta on Tuesday when he felt pain while throwing a pitch in the ninth inning.

Colorado 1.5 : Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki tore a tendon in his left quadriceps and could be out until the All-Star break, if not longer. "Best case scenario is six weeks. The realistic one is a few months," said the player's agent. Tulowitzki, the runner-up for NL Rookie of the Year last season, was injured while charging a grounder in the first inning at San Francisco on Tuesday.

NY Yank. 30.4 : Alex Rodriguez was out of New York's starting lineup against the Detroit Tigers and the slugger was sent for an MRI exam on his strained right quadriceps. A-Rod was removed for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning of Monday's 5-2 win at Cleveland. Menwhile, the New York Yankees were waiting for three more opinions on Jorge Posada's injured throwing shoulder before determining whether the All-Star catcher needs surgery. The 36-year-old Posada was placed on the disabled list Monday for the first time in his career.

Atlanta 29.4 : John Smoltz went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with an ailing right shoulder, though the Braves were told he can get over the problem without surgery. The 40-year-old pitcher was diagnosed with a severely inflamed biceps tendon and inflammation of the rotator cuff in the right shoulder. Tom Glavine was activated after going on the disabled list for the first time in his career, sidelined by a hamstring problem. He was set to start Tuesday.

Texas 29.4 : Third baseman Hank Blalock was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of a slight tear in his left hamstring. The move was retroactive to Saturday, a day after Blalock was injured against Minnesota. He's hitting .299 with three home runs and seven RBIs. Shortstop Michael Young has a sore calf, but Texas manager Ron Washington has said Young's problem isn't serious.

Atlanta 28.4 : John Smoltz left Atlanta's 6-3 loss to the New York Mets on Sunday with what he called "discomfort" in his throwing shoulder. The Braves right-hander allowed four runs and seven hits in a season-low four innings. He also gave up his first two home runs of the season. Smoltz came in having allowed just two runs in his first four starts, for a 0.78 ERA. Smoltz said the discomfort prevented him from delivering pitches the way he wanted.

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