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Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has received a second shot for the pinched nerve in his back. He is not expected to return until at least next weekend. Hamilton is back in Texas, where he had another injection Monday while Texas opened a three-game series in Cleveland. "He got his shot," Rangers manager Ron Washington said [...]

Tampa Bay slugger Carlos Pena broke two fingers when he was hit by a CC Sabathia pitch in the opener of Monday's day-night doubleheader against the Yankees. Pena was hurt on an 0-1 offering in the first inning of a 4-1 loss, with the ball hitting his left hand and then his bat. "I knew [...]

Mark Buehrle won for the first time since pitching a perfect game on July 23, ending his eight-start drought by leading the Chicago White Sox over the Boston Red Sox 5-1 Monday. Carlos Quentin homered as Chicago took three of four from the AL wild-card leaders. Buehrle (12-7) outpitched Josh Beckett (14-6), scattering eight hits [...]

Derek Jeter failed to gain ground on Lou Gehrig, not that he slowed the New York Yankees. Jeter went 0 for 4 and remained three hits behind the Iron Horse, and Robinson Cano hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in a three-run eighth inning that led New York over the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in the [...]

Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw will miss his next start after bruising his right shoulder when he ran into the outfield wall during batting practice. The 21-year-old Kershaw hurt himself Sunday at Dodger Stadium while trying to catch a fly ball. The club announced Kershaw's injury Monday before opening a series at Arizona.

Major league batting leader Joe Mauer got three more hits and keyed a five-run first inning that sent the Minnesota Twins over the Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 Monday. Jason Kubel doubled twice for the Twins, who snapped a seven-game losing streak in Toronto. The Blue Jays have lost 11 of 15. Mauer doubled and singled [...]

Scott Schoeneweis returned to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday after spending four weeks on the disabled list because of depression following his wife's death. Schoeneweis' wife, Gabrielle, was found dead in the master bedroom of the couple's suburban Fountain Hills, Ariz., home May 20.

Freddy Sanchez is back in the San Francisco Giants' lineup after a stint on the disabled list. Sanchez was activated from the 15-day DL Monday and in the lineup playing second base and batting second for San Francisco's series opener with the San Diego Padres. He missed 19 games with a strained left shoulder.

The Chicago Cubs assured the Pittsburgh Pirates of a record-breaking 17th consecutive losing season, getting two homers from Derrek Lee and an effective start from Ted Lilly while winning 4-2 on Monday. By losing their 10th in 11 games, the Pirates will finish below .500, just as they have every season since 1993.

Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill left Monday's game against Minnesota after three innings upon learning that his wife, Elizabeth, had gone into labor with the couple's first child. An All-Star for the first time this season, Hill came in batting .284 with a team-leading 31 homers and 94 RBIs.