WASHINGTON — Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval broke a bone in his right wrist and is expected to miss four to six weeks, adding to the concerns for the struggling World Series champions.
An MRI exam Saturday morning revealed the injury to the hamate bone, and Giants head athletic trainer Dave Groeschner said Sandoval probably will have surgery Tuesday in Arizona. Groeschner said the team isn’t exactly sure when Sandoval got injured.
Nationals’ Zimmerman needs surgery
WASHINGTON — An abdominal injury to Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman that first surfaced as a minor nuisance in spring training is now a tear that requires surgery and will sideline him for about six weeks.
Matsuzaka is OK
BOSTON — Red Sox manager Terry Francona said right-hander Daisuke Matsuzaka, who was pulled in the fifth inning because of tightness in his elbow Friday, is fine but that his scheduled start Wednesday might be moved back.
Footnotes.
Dodgers third baseman Casey Blake was placed on the 15-day disabled list, although he is expected to be out up to six weeks after developing a staph infection in his left elbow.
• Right-handed reliever Evan Meek, bothered by shoulder soreness in recent days, was placed on the 15-day disabled list by the Pirates.
