Athletics closer Huston Street slightly strained his left hamstring during pregame drills on Saturday and likely will miss several days.
“It wasn’t what I hoped to hear,” A’s manager Ken Macha said Sunday. “In all likelihood he won’t be available for the next several days.”
Street (2-1, 1.59 ERA), who became the closer when Octavio Dotel went on the disabled list with a strained right elbow May 19, said he was jogging in the outfield and felt his hamstring lock up.
“I took a bad step while I was going through my everyday routine,” he said. “It just felt unstable. We’ll give it some rest so it won’t get any worse.”
Setback for Sweeney
Royals first baseman Mike Sweeney, who has missed the past four games with a sprained left wrist and elbow sustained in Wednesday’s game, had a setback while taking practice swings and hitting off a tee.
“It didn’t feel as good as I thought it would or hoped it would,” Sweeney said. “We’ll see how it feels [Monday]. It wasn’t really encouraging.”
Sweeney said he received a cortisone shot Sunday.
“Hopefully it will help out,” he said. “Between the medicine and the treatment I’ve been getting from the trainers, hopefully I’ll feel a lot better [Monday].”
Extra innings
John Drennen, a 19-year-old outfielder who was the 33rd overall pick in the draft, signed with the Indians for $1million three days before he graduates Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego. . . . Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre was back in the lineup after missing the previous five games with a left hamstring injury and had two hits against the Mets.
SUNDAY’S INTERLEAGUE GAMES
RESULTS, SYNOPSIS
San Francisco 8 at Detroit 10
W: Walker (3-3)
L: Eyre (1-1)
Placido Polanco hit 2-run HR with 1 out in bottom of 10th inning, Polanco’s 1st HR since being traded to Tigers on June 8. Chris Shelton hit tying 2-run shot in 9th off Tyler Walker for Detroit.
Arizona 2 at Cleveland 3
W: Westbrook (4-9)
L: Estes (5-5)
S: Wickman (20)
Jake Westbrook went 8 innings to win consecutive starts for 1st time since September, and Indians extended winning streak to 9 games by completing 3rd straight series sweep.
Milwaukee 5 at Toronto 2
W: Capuano (6-6)
L: Towers (5-6)
S: Turnbow (11)
Carlos Lee drove in NL-leading 60th run, and Chris Capuano and 3 relievers combined on 7-hitter to lead Brewers, who ended 3-6 trip with 2 straight wins. Jeff Cirillo had 2 RBIs for Milw.
Colorado 2 at Baltimore 4
W: Penn (2-0)
L: Francis (5-5)
S: Ryan (18)
Rafael Palmeiro hit 560th career HR for 6th-inning lead, and Orioles shook off manager Lee Mazzilli’s 1st career ejection to beat Rockies. Rookie Hayden Penn won 2nd straight decision.
Washington 8 at Texas 2
W: Hughes (1-0)
L: Wilson (0-1)
Travis Hughes struck out 3 of 5 batters he faced for 1st ML win, and Brad Wilkerson had 4 RBIs as Nationals avoided 3-game series sweep. Rangers got ML-leading 20th HR from Mark Teixeira.
Pittsburgh 0 at Boston 8
W: Clement (8-1)
L: Wells (5-6)
Matt Clement gave up 3 hits in 7 innings, and Jay Payton hit 2-run HR as Red Sox took 6-0 lead vs. Pirates starter Kip Wells with 5-run 3rd inning. David Ortiz added 2-run triple for Boston.
Houston 1 at Kansas City 7
W: Hernandez (5-7)
L: Backe (6-5)
Runelvys Hernandez, who missed all of last season after elbow surgery, allowed 1 hit in 7 innings to win 3rd consecutive start, and Emil Brown hit 3-run HR, 1st blast for Royals in 5 games.
San Diego 5 at Minnesota 1
W: May (1-1)
L: Santana (7-3)
Damian Jackson hit tiebreaking 3-run double in 7th inning, and Darrell May, starting in place of Jake Peavy, gave up 3 hits in 6 innings as Padres beat AL Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana.
St. Louis 8 at Tampa Bay 5
W: Suppan (6-6)
L: Waechter (3-4)
S: Isringhausen (21)
John Mabry had 4 RBIs, and Albert Pujols had 3 hits and 2 RBIs as Cardinals increased NL Central lead to 9 1/2 games over Cubs. Jeff Suppan got 1st win in 11 career starts vs. Devil Rays.
Philadelphia 2 at Oakland 5
W: Blanton (3-6)
L: Lieber (8-6)
S: Duchscherer (2)
Joe Blanton won for 3rd time in 4 starts, Eric Chavez hit HR and Adam Melhuse had 2 RBIs as Athletics won for 5th time in 7 games, handing Phillies 4th loss in last 6 after winning 12 of previous 13.
N.Y. Mets 5 at Seattle 11
W: Meche (7-4)
L: Glavine (4-7)
Tom Glavine lasted just 2 1/3 innings in shortest start in 2 years, and Mariners completed 3-game sweep of Mets. Seattle had season-high 17 hits and won for 5th time in 6 games.
Florida 7 at L.A. Angels 5
W: Leiter (3-6)
L: Santana (1-2)
S: Jones (12)
Jeff Conine had HR and 4 RBIs, and Marlins bounced back from consecutive extra-inning losses to beat Angels. Al Leiter, starting in place of Josh Beckett, allowed 2 runs and 5 hits in 6 innings.
