NEW YORK -- The New York Yankees have placed catcher Brian McCann on the seven-day concussion list less than a day after he was hit in the facemask by a
foul ball.
Henrik Zetterberg Jersey . McCann was hurt in the third inning Friday night against Cleveland but remained in the game until
he was pinch hit for in the sixth. Manager Joe Girardi said McCann was feeling
cloudy. McCann was examined by a neurologist Saturday morning and placed on the
DL. He will have to pass Major League Baseballs concussion protocol before being
activated. Austin Romine was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to
fill in for McCann. The Yankees also gave second baseman Brian Roberts his
unconditional release. Roberts was hitting .237 with five homers and 21 RBIs
when he was cut on Aug. 1 to make room for infielder Stephen Drew.
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Houston Astros.
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the local kids remembering where they come from once they make their way
south.CHICAGO -- Leury Garcia did all he could to stay ready, to be prepared
when his chance came. When he got it, he sure did deliver. Garcia drove in the
winning run with a pinch-hit single off Michael Morin in the ninth inning to
lift the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on
Wednesday night. The White Sox shook off a doubleheader sweep and finally took
out the Angels after dropping their first five games this season and seven
straight overall to them. Jose Abreu extended his hitting streak to 17 games,
and Chicago prevailed after blowing a two-run lead on a cool, rainy night. Los
Angeles tied it on solo homers by David Freese in the seventh and Josh Hamilton
in the eighth, only to lose on Garcias line-drive single in the ninth -- a big
hit by a backup infielder with just a .192 average. "Its kind of tough when you
dont play every day, but Im still working," he said. "Im still working. Im still
trying to get better every day and be ready for situations." Alejandro De Aza,
who entered earlier as a runner for Paul Konerko, started the winning rally with
a one-out single off Morin (2-2). Conor Gillaspie followed with a broken-bat
single past a diving Albert Pujols at first base to put runners on the corners.
The Angels then brought in Kole Calhoun to replace right fielder Collin Cowgill
and serve as the second baseman as part of a five-man infield. Garcia, batting
for Moises Sierra, lined a 2-1 pitch to left to drive in De Aza. That made a
winner of Zach Putnam (3-1), who worked 1 1-3 scoreless innings. "We could have
folded a lot of times. I feel like we do battle and compete the right way," said
Gordon Beckham, who broke out of a 12-for-74 slump with two hits and a run.
"Hopefully, a lot more wins (are coming)." Chicagos Alexei Ramirez drove in the
first two runs with a bases-loaded single off Tylerr Skaggs in the fourth.
Niklas Hjalmarsson Jersey. It stayed that way until the seventh, when Freese went deep. Josh Hamilton tied it at 2 with two
outs in the eighth when he chased John Danks with his fifth homer and second in
three games. That drive came right after Albert Pujols hit a fly to the warning
track in centre. The White Sox left Danks in even though Hamilton came into the
game with a .438 average against him, and he pulled a pitch out to right. The
home runs spoiled an otherwise outstanding performance by Danks, who tied a
career high with 10 strikeouts while giving up seven hits and one walk in 7 2-3
innings. Skaggs wasnt bad, either, after missing nearly a month with a strained
right hamstring. He also gave up two runs in 7 2-3 innings, scattering just five
hits while striking out six and walking one. He threw 87 pitches -- 70 for
strikes. "I was kind of locked into the game, just excited to pitch after a
month," Skaggs said. "It has been a long time. The team has been winning and I
want to be a part of that. I was like a kid in a candy store, I was so excited."
Skaggs got a big assist in the first when Hamilton made a leaping catch in left
to rob Beckham of a solo homer, but other than a shaky fourth, he didnt run into
much trouble. NOTES: The Angels Mike Trout was the AL Player of the Month for
June after batting .361 with seven homers. ... Abreu became the first White Sox
player to be selected AL Rookie of the Month twice, taking the honour for June
after hitting .313 with 10 homers and 22 RBIs. He was also the AL Player and
Rookie of the Month for April. ... The White Sox have a day off before opening a
three-game series against Seattle on Friday, with LHP Chris Sale (7-1, 2.30 ERA)
Roenis Elias (7-6, 3.96). ... RHP Matt Shoemaker (5-2, 4.50) starts Thursday for
the Angels against Houston, while LHP Brett Oberholtzer (2-6, 4.40) pitches for
the Astros.
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