PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies placed all-star left-hander Cole Hamels on the disabled list Tuesday and recalled infielder Pete Orr from Triple-A Lehigh Valley.
The move is retroactive to Aug. 13 and will allow Hamels to come off the DL on Sunday so he can make his scheduled start Monday at Cincinnati. Hamels has inflammation in his left shoulder.
Diamondbacks send Johnson to Toronto
PHOENIX — The Diamondbacks traded second baseman Kelly John- son to the Blue Jays in exchange for second baseman Aaron Hill and infielder John McDonald.
Johnson, 29, has been Arizona’s starting second baseman the past two seasons, but he has been mired in a season-long funk, hitting .209 with 132 strikeouts and 18 homers. Hill, an all-star in 2009, is hitting .225 with six homers and 45 RBIs in 104 games.
The Diamondbacks also placed right-hander Jason Marquis on the 60-day DL with a fractured right fibula.
Footnotes.
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez was scratched from the Yankees’ lineup because of a sprained left thumb, and right-hander Mark Prior was scratched from his scheduled minor-league appearance because of shoulder discomfort.
• The Giants activated outfielder Carlos Beltran, though he was held out of the starting lineup to give his strained right hand and wrist another day to heal.
• Outfielder Adam Jones left Baltimore’s game against the Twins with an illness and was later sent to a hospital for tests. The Associated Press
