NEW YORK — Rays slugger Carlos Peña broke two fingers when he was hit by a CC Sabathia pitch in the opener of Monday’s doubleheader against the Yankees.
Peña, who leads the AL with 39 homers, 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. His middle and index fingers were broken.
“I was crushed,” he said. “It felt like you had taken my heart, thrown it around and stepped on it.”
Peña will return to Florida today and meet with the Rays medical staff before a determination is made whether he needs surgery.
Footnotes.
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw was scratched from his scheduled start Friday after running into an auxiliary scoreboard and bruising his right shoulder shagging flyballs before Sunday’s game against the Padres.
• Left-hander J.A. Happ was unable to start for the Phillies because of a strained side muscle but expects to make his next start this weekend.
• Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has received a second shot for the pinched nerve in his back but is not expected to return until at least next weekend.
• Outfielder Brett Gardner was activated by the Yankees after 1 1/2 months on the disabled list because of a broken left thumb.
• The Giants activated second baseman Freddy Sanchez (shoulder).
