PHILLIES
Morton put on 15-day DL
Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Charlie Morton will be out at least two weeks with a strained left hamstring. The right-hander was placed on the 15-day disabled list before Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Philadelphia called up right-hander Luis Garcia from Class AAA Lehigh Valley to replace Morton. He got hurt in the second inning of a 10-6 victory Saturday night in Milwaukee while running to first on a sacrifice attempt. Morton said he had felt a "pop" in his hamstring. Morton is 1-1 with a 4.15 ERA in 4 starts.
DODGERS
Drysdale memorabilia sold
Don Drysdale's 1963 World Series championship ring with the Los Angeles Dodgers sold for $110,111 in an auction of the late Hall of Fame pitcher's memorabilia. A spokesman for SCP Auctions said the ring was purchased by an anonymous buyer in the sale that ended late Saturday. Drysdale's 1962 Cy Young Award as the National League's top pitcher sold for $100,100.
Kelly Drysdale, the pitcher's daughter from his first marriage, previously expressed sadness that she wasn't informed of the auction or offered any items by Drysdale's widow, Hall of Fame basketball player Ann Meyers. Kelly Drysdale said she would have liked the Cy Young Award, which was displayed in her house growing up. Drysdale's 1965 World Series championship ring went for $90,999, while his 1956 Brooklyn Dodgers game-worn rookie uniform fetched $82,727.
ANGELS
Pujols ties Jackson with 563rd HR
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Albert Pujols busted a career-worst hitless drought and tied Reggie Jackson with his 563rd homer.
Pujols ended an 0-for-26 skid and moved into a tie for 13th on the career list with his first-inning home run.
This isn't the first time Pujols has been linked with Jackson. Both of them hit three homers in one World Series game -- Jackson in 1977 with the Yankees in Game 6 against the Dodgers and Pujols in 2011 with the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 3 against the Texas Rangers. The only other player to accomplish the feat was Babe Ruth.
"Everybody knows what Reggie has done and what an ambassador he is for this game. So it's a great milestone to accomplish," Pujols said. "I'm pretty sure I'll be getting a call from him tonight or tomorrow from him, because he always calls me whenever something like that happens. When I hit those three homers in that World Series game, he called me the next day to congratulate me."
Sports on 04/25/2016