May 12, 2006
Chavez Infection
Eric Chavez is sick with a bacterial infection, orginally thought to be food poisioning. The A's are in pretty bad shape right now:
"He's our third or fourth hitter who plays every day," manager Ken Macha said. "We had another error at third, which led to a couple of runs. We missed the guy. I saw him in there (trainer's room) sleeping. I don't know if he'll play tomorrow."
That's a question Macha might ask of a lot of his players. The team, already short-handed with Chavez's absence and catcher Jason Kendall's suspension, which has one game remaining, may have lost designated hitter Frank Thomas for the time being to a right quadriceps injury.
The A's aren't in a position to call up a player, though that could change, but outfielder Milton Bradley said he's willing to be activated from the disabled list. Bradley hasn't played since leaving an April 25 game in Texas with a left knee problem. His left oblique muscle is still an issue, which has kept him from taking batting practice left-handed this week.
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