• Oakland outfielder Travis Buck was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained right oblique muscle he injured while taking extra batting practice Wednesday. Outfielder Matt Carson, who was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to take Buck's roster spot, started in left field and went 0 for 3 on Thursday.
• Tigers left fielder Carlos Guillen left Thursday night's game against the Angels after straining his left hamstring. He was placed on the 15-day DL. The Tigers were leading 5-3 when Guillen tried to score on Scott Sizemore's fifth-inning single. Guillen pulled up midway between third and home and was gently tagged out by catcher Mike Napoli to end the inning. The switch-hitting Guillen is batting .311 with a home run and eight RBIs in 61 at-bats.
• The Rangers haven't been thrown out by a Red Sox catcher in 34 tries since August 2008.
• The Red Sox said before the game that outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury, who had been eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday, has hairline fractures in four ribs from a collision with Boston third baseman Adrian Beltre on April 11.
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• The Rangers said they would option first baseman Chris Davis to Triple-A Oklahoma City today and purchase the contract of first baseman Justin Smoak, a top prospect.
• Rays right-hander Matt Garza returned home to be with his wife Thursday for the birth of their son, but is expected to make his scheduled start today against Toronto. At 3-0 with a 0.75 ERA, Garza has been the AL's best pitcher.
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