BOSTON — Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia is expected to miss six weeks with a broken left foot, and the team says pitcher Clay Buchholz (strained hamstring) might be able to avoid the disabled list. He is not scheduled to start this week.
All-star catcher Victor Martinez, injured Sunday, has a broken bone in the tip of his left thumb. He won’t need surgery, but it’s unclear how long he might be out.
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Carlos Zambrano will be placed on the restricted list, and the Cubs expect to be without the hot-tempered pitcher until at least the all-star break as he reportedly gets treatment for anger-management issues.
• Tigers right fielder Magglio Ordoñez was scratched from the lineup against Minnesota with a recurrence of the injury to his side that kept him out earlier this month. Tigers manager Jim Leyland said Ordoñez “doesn’t feel right” and would be examined by a doctor.
• Pirates second baseman Bobby Crosby left the game against the Cubs with concussionlike symptoms after colliding with right fielder Lastings Milledge.
• The Braves placed rookie outfielder Jason Heyward on the 15-day DL with a deep bone bruise in his left thumb.
• The Rangers are planning for right-hander Omar Beltre to make his major-league debut Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Angels.
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