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| Sunday, July 6 Updated: July 8, 9:24 AM ET Ailing Angels outfielder complained of stomach pain Associated Press |
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"I woke up with a sore back and it got progressively worse all day long," Salmon said after the Angels lost 6-5 to the Oakland Athletics. "I do have kidney stones. I had this about 10 years ago, too. I'll get it checked out."
Salmon was sent to the hospital before the game after complaining of back pain.
"He came in with symptoms of either the stomach flu or kidney stones," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
Angels shortstop David Eckstein sustained whiplash while making a catch in short left field and was forced to leave the game.
He had his right arm in a sling after the game.
"I was just trying to save a run there," said Eckstein, who described pain in his neck.
Eckstein caught a fly hit by Eric Chavez with two outs and two runners on. After making the catch he tripped over Anaheim left fielder Garret Anderson, who went into a slide to avoid a collision. "That's a tough area of the field," Anderson said. "The wind was playing with it and David read it better. He was more aggressive going after it."
Angels third baseman Troy Glaus came out of Friday's game because of the flu and catcher Bengie Molina was scratched from Saturday's lineup, also because of the flu.
Salmon hit two home runs in Anaheim's 6-3 victory over the A's on Saturday night and is batting .354 against them this season. He has hit seven of his 13 home runs against Oakland.
Teixeira has been experiencing back soreness, and Showalter hopes a day off Sunday plus an off-day on Monday will ease the problem. "We don't want to push the envelope on it," Showalter said.
LHP Steve Colyer was recalled from Triple-A Las Vegas to fill the roster spot.
Dye was injured when he tried to knock the ball loose from Angels catcher Bengie Molina in a collision at home plate. Dye tried to score on Eric Byrnes' fly to medium center. Darin Erstad's strong throw was a little off line and Dye, who never touched the plate, put a shoulder into Molina, who held onto the ball for an inning-ending double play. Terrence Long replaced Dye in right field.
"Maybe I can go with a buzz cut," Macha said. "They can auction off my silver hair. I better wait for my wife first, though."
Mays, who has two years and $13 million left on his four-year contract, is expected to pitch in long-relief situations. The move was made after Mays allowed five runs in three innings in Saturday's 13-2 loss to Cleveland. "We're going to put him into some situations where he can develop some confidence," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "If the rest of our starting pitchers don't do the job, he might wind up in a lot of situations. Our starting pitchers haven't done the job, and they know it."
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