Injuries hit Thomas, Dye...

[Jabroni]

"Injuries hit Thomas, Dye

Cramp, bruised wrist not considered serious"

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CHICAGO -- As if the 8-1 thumping Arizona handed out to the White Sox Monday wasn't bad enough, they also had to deal briefly with the possible loss of two key players.

 

Luckily for the South Siders, the news on the injury front was much better than the lopsided run total on the U.S. Cellular Field scoreboard.

 

Frank Thomas exited the game in the sixth inning after blooping a single to right off Shawn Estes and was replaced by pinch-runner Timo Perez. Thomas had homered one at-bat earlier, leading off the fourth, marking his third of the season and 439th of his career -- breaking a tie with Andre Dawson for sole possession of 30th place in baseball history.

 

It was Thomas' first start since June 5 against the Indians, a game in which he also went deep, as he was reduced to pinch-hitting duty during a six-game Interleague trip to Colorado and San Diego. Thomas was unavailable for comment almost 45 minutes after the game, going from hot to cold in his treatment process, but a team source said that Thomas merely was suffering from muscle cramps near the top of his left hamstring and just below his left buttocks.

 

Thomas was listed as day-to-day. In keeping with manager Ozzie Guillen's injury policy, though, his early exit means Thomas would not start Tuesday against Javier Vazquez.

 

"I think Frank, it was not his foot," Guillen said. "I think his leg, it was cramping. It put me in the situation, I don't know what to do because I'm losing a player right away.

 

"Hopefully, it's a cramp and he'll be ready for the next couple of days. We'll see what happens. I can't control that. I just hear from him and [athletic trainer Herm Schneider]."

 

Thomas spoke in San Diego of being at 100 percent, health-wise, mentioning the only problem he had during a week of inactivity was his ankle swelling due to Colorado's high altitude.

 

Right fielder Jermaine Dye also proclaimed himself to be in good condition, despite having Chris Snyder's drive to right hit off of his left wrist as he tried to make a spectacular catch at the wall.

 

Dye was wearing a large ice pack on the injured area after the game but said he would be ready to go Tuesday.

 

"I'm all right," Dye said. "I just bruised my arm a little bit."

 

The list of injuries being run down during the postgame interview session with Guillen concluded when one of the reporters asked in jest about the condition of Schneider. The athletic trainer was forced to run out of for both of his players' problems, but maybe it was Guillen that should have been checked out.

 

Schneider easily outran the White Sox manager to examine Dye in the eighth.

 

"He's embarrassing me in front of all the people running," said Guillen with a laugh. "I was tired. I was not trying to fake it. I was tired."

[southsider2k5]

Jesus his ankle is still swelling up? That can't be good.

[Texsox]

Jesus his ankle is still swelling up?  That can't be good.

He's retaining fluid. Maybe a little Midol will help

[RockRaines]

He's retaining fluid. Maybe a little Midol will help

[FlaSoxxJim]

Jesus his ankle is still swelling up?  That can't be good.

Peripheral edema (swelling of the face, hands and feet) at altitude is a common syndrome in people not used to being that high up. Frank probably only noticed discomfort because it exacerbated a preexisting condition in a tender part of his body.