Cleveland center fielder Grady Sizemore did not play Sunday after rolling his ankle while running the bases in the Indians’ win over the New York Yankees a day earlier.
Sizemore, who played at Cascade High School, had played in a major league-high 382 consecutive games before his streak was stopped Sunday. Sizemore has started in 531 of 549 career games.
Sizemore stepped awkwardly on second base during the ninth inning. He stayed in the game, and scored the winning run on Victor Martinez’s bases-loaded single.
Sizemore’s ankle was sore and swollen Sunday. He tried to run on it and took batting practice before manager Eric Wedge decided to rest the All-Star. Wedge said X-rays were not necessary.
Jeremy Sowers was sent back to Cleveland’s Triple-A team on Sunday, one day after making a spot start against the New York Yankees.
Sowers pitched 5 1/3 innings and wound up with a no-decision as the Indians won 4-3 on Victor Martinez’s RBI single in the ninth inning. The left-hander, who was demoted to the minors last season after starting the year in Cleveland’s rotation, was pleased with the performance in his short stint.
“I did everything I could,” said Sowers, who was beaten out for the No. 5 starter’s job in training camp by Cliff Lee. “I was able to keep us in the game.
“I feel like I restored some of that lost confidence.”
To fill the roster spot, the Indians recalled outfielder Brad Snyder from Buffalo. He was batting .236 with four homers and 10 RBIs in 20 games for the Bisons.
Although he would probably start for many other teams, Sowers is currently on the fringe of Cleveland’s deep starting staff. He and Aaron Laffey finished behind Lee, who is off to a great start at 4-0 with a 0.28 ERA.
Laffey is expected to be recalled on Monday to start the finale of Cleveland’s four-game series with New York. He could stay with the club for an extended period because right-hander Jake Westbrook is going to miss at least four weeks with a strained back muscle.
YANKEES: Jorge Posada is headed to the disabled list for the first time in his career following a recurrence of the right shoulder injury that has limited his ability to catch this season. Posada has been treating a strain to his right subscapularis muscle, but the 36-year-old backstop believes he may have a more serious injury. Posada said that he wants to visit Dr. James Andrews, the noted Birmingham, Ala.-based orthopedic surgeon, though he will first visit with Yankees team physician Dr. Stuart Hershon in New York. The New York Times first reported Posada’s injury on Sunday, stating that he has a torn muscle in his shoulder.
WHITE SOX: Chicago recalled right-handed reliever Ehren Wassermann
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