Brewers 2B Durham hurts hamstring. September 20th, 2008
Brewers 2B Durham hurts hamstring.
Brewers second baseman Ray Durham strained his right hamstring and left a game against the Cincinnati Reds in the fourth inning Friday night.
Durham singled in the first inning and was caught stealing. He also struck out.
The infielder has been one of the few Brewers hitting consistently lately. The single extended his hitting streak to six games.
The Brewers opened the weekend series in a deep swoon, having lost 13 of their 17 games in September along with their lead for the NL wild card. The slump prompted the Brewers to fire manager Ned Yost on Monday.
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Orioles place Cabrera on DL.
The Baltimore Orioles placed right-hander Daniel Cabrera on the disabled list Friday and said Brian Burres will start Saturday against the New York Yankees.
Cabrera, 8-10 with a 5.25 ERA in 30 starts, experienced pain and tingling in his elbow during a side session Wednesday. An MRI on Thursday revealed no damage and the team said he has a sprained elbow.
Cabrera is done for the year but his DL stint was made retroactive to Sunday. He won’t need surgery.
“Just rest, six to eight weeks I believe,” manager Dave Trembley said.
Cabrera was originally slated to start Friday but Radhames Liz was moved up to start on regular rest in the opener of the three-game series.
Burres has been in and out of the rotation this year, going 7-9 with a 6.32 ERA in 28 games, 21 starts.
“He started before and he’s probably the most stretched-out guy,” Trembley said.
Chris Waters is scheduled to start the final regular-season game at Yankee Stadium on Sunday night.