MLB disabled list (with statistics)

The Minnesota Twins have made a roster move for Game 3 of the American League Division Series, disabling infielder Matt Tolbert and activating infielder Brian Buscher to replace him. Tolbert suffered a strained oblique muscle during Game 2 of the American League division series against the New York Yankees on Friday. Teams can make roster changes during a series, but the player that is being replaced must also sit out the next series if that team advances.

Outfielder Josh Hamilton will miss the remainder of the season to rest the pinched nerve in his back. He has missed 21 of the Rangers' past 23 games with a back problem related to injuries from a crash into an outfield fence. Hamilton hit .268 with 10 homers and 54 RBIs this season. The Rangers began the day six games behind Boston in the AL wild-card standings with six games to play. Texas' loss to the Angels on Monday clinched Los Angeles' fifth AL West title in six seasons.

Pitcher Josh Beckett was scratched from Monday's scheduled start because of back spasms. Michael Bowden started against the Blue Jays instead. Boston manager Terry Francona did not say when Beckett is expected to pitch again. Meanwhile, Beckett says he will make his next scheduled start Saturday. A key part of Boston's run to the 2007 World Series championship, Beckett is 16-6 and has already thrown a career-high 207 1-3 innings this season.

Florida Marlins ace Josh Johnson has been scratched from his start against the New York Mets because of the flu. Manager Fredi Gonzalez said Johnson might start Tuesday at Atlanta if he recovers quickly. Several Marlins are stricken by the flu, including first baseman Nick Johnson, who also has not been with the team the past two days. Jorge Cantu also has felt under the weather, but he was in Sunday's starting lineup. Backup catcher Brett Hayes also isn't feeling 100 percent.

First baseman Russell Branyan is still experiencing pain in his lower back and may not play again this season. Branyan, who leads Seattle with a career-high 31 homers, has been out since August 29 with a herniated disk. Seattle had hoped to get Branyan back sometime in the final week of the season, but manager Don Wakamatsu said Sunday there may not be enough time for him to return.

San Francisco Giants shortstop Edgar Renteria will have surgery on his right elbow to remove bone chips and spurs. Renteria was one of the Giants' biggest offseason acquisitions, signing a 2-year, $18.5 million deal to replace Omar Vizquel. Renteria hit a career-worst .250 in 124 games with five home runs and 48 RBIs. He averages .290, almost 10 homers and 63 RBIs. He is expected back for spring training.

Baltimore outfielder Felix Pie left Friday night's game against Cleveland after injuring his left leg. Pie was hurt when he hit into a double play in the seventh inning. He grabbed his upper leg after crossing first base and fell to the ground in pain. He was on the ground for a couple of minutes and was helped off the field by two members of the Orioles' training staff. He wasn't able to put any weight on the leg.

Yankees utility man Jerry Hairston Jr. has been listed as day-to-day after an MRI exam taken Thursday revealed tendinitis in his left wrist, which required his second cortisone injection of the season. Hairston, acquired from from Cincinnati July 31, is hitting just .235 in 40 games with the Yankees but has been valuable as a fill-in at third base, shortstop and all three outfield positions. Meanwhile, catcher Jorge Posada has no broken bones in his foot after fouling a ball off his toes. New York manager Joe Girardi will wait until the club returns home before deciding when Posada will play in the Yankees' key weekend series against the Boston Red Sox.

All-Star catcher Brian McCann was forced to leave Tuesday's game against the New York Mets with a bruised left wrist. The Atlanta Braves said that his status is day-to-day. In 127 games this season, McCann is batting .285 with a .349 on-base percentage, 20 homers and 88 runs batted in.

Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt will a get a second opinion on the bulging disk in his back on Thursday. Oswalt, 32, went 8-6 with a 4.12 ERA in 30 starts before being shut down for the season on September 16 with a bulging disk and inflammation of a joint in his lower back. Meanwhile, general manager Ed Wade said relief pitcher Alberto Arias will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right knee.

With the Astros nine games under .500 thanks in part to a plague of injuries, Cecil Cooper was fired Monday as the team's manager. Wade said the change couldn't wait until the end of another disappointing season. He added that more changes could be coming for a franchise just four years removed from its only World Series appearance. Third base coach Dave Clark was named interim manager.

Marco Scutaro will likely miss the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a tear in his right heel.He left Sunday's game at Tampa Bay after he felt something pop in his sore heel while charging a grounder. The 233-year-old shortstop has been playing with discomfort in his heel since at least the end of July, but the injury was never considered serious enough to convince Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston to keep the player on the bench. In 144 games this season, Scutaro has hit .282 with 12 home runs, 60 RBIs, 90 walks and a .379 on-base percentage.

The Chicago Cubs suspended Milton Bradley for the rest of the season Sunday, one day after he criticized the team in a newspaper interview. The volatile outfielder was quoted as saying "you understand why they haven't won in 100 years here." Bradley has two years remaining on a three-year, $30m contract that he signed as a free agent last offseason. Chicago signed the switch-hitting Bradley to provide balance in the lineup, but he struggled throughout his first season with Chicago, batting .257 with 12 homers and 40 RBIs.

Carlos Delgado might have played his last game for the New York Mets. The slugger had another setback while rehabbing from right hip surgery and it appears increasingly unlikely that he'll be able to return to the lineup before the season ends. Sidelined since May 11, Delgado tried again to run outside last weekend but his hip became inflamed. He said the recent soreness in his side and back also were related to the hip injury. The 37-year-old Delgado can become a free agent after this season, his fourth in New York. Ravaged by injuries all year, the Mets might look for a younger and perhaps less expensive option at first base in 2010.

The Oakland Athletics have placed pitcher Vin Mazzaro on the 60-day disabled list due to shoulder tendinitis, ending his season. Mazzaro was 4-9 with a 5.32 ERA in 17 starts this season but was scratched from his last scheduled start on Sept. 3 due to lingering pain in his right shoulder. The A's announced Thursday night the 22-year-old would not pitch again this season but didn't make it official until before Friday night's game against Cleveland. The move is retroactive to Sept. 8.

Right-hander Brett Tomko will miss the rest of the season with nerve damage in his right arm. He felt something in his arm during his five-hit shutout against the Rangers in Texas on Monday. Tomkohas gone 4-1 with a 2.95 ERA since being claimed off waivers from the Yankees. Left-hander Dana Eveland will start on Sunday, with right-hander Edgar Gonzalez pitching Monday against the Texas Rangers.