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Temper costs Tulowitzki

Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki, right, is back on the disabled list. Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
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Colorado's Troy Tulowitzki, right, is back on the disabled list. Associated Press (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

This trip to the 15-day disabled list cuts a little deeper for Troy Tulowitzki and the Colorado Rockies.

Just three weeks after returning from a torn thigh tendon that cost him 46 games, the Rockies’ enigmatic shortstop sliced his right palm when he pounded his maple bat into the ground in frustration and it shattered. The accident occurred Friday night after he was replaced by Omar Quintanilla in the seventh inning.

“Yeah, it’s tougher to take,” Tulowitzki said Saturday of his return to the DL. “The other injury was baseball-related. You’re out there on the field, going all out. And this one’s kind of a stupid injury that I could have prevented.”

Tulowitzki is hitting just .166 with three home runs and 16 runs batted in one year after he led the Rockies to their first World Series with a spectacular rookie season. He was upset when manager Clint Hurdle yanked him on Friday night in a game the Rockies won 18-17.

Damon may need DL

Johnny Damon’s injured left shoulder was wrapped tightly and the New York Yankees outfielder admitted to having some pills to dull the pain.

One day after he crashed into the left-field wall chasing a strange triple, Damon sounded resigned to the fact he might not recover in time to prevent the first DL stint of his 14-season major league career.

“If I can’t go out there and help the team, I understand the decision,” Damon said.

Clearing the bases

Astros pitcher Roy Oswalt returned to Houston after experiencing more discomfort in his strained left hip. Oswalt was examined by Dr. Mike McCann and is expected to rejoin the team in Atlanta today. … Cleveland signed free-agent pitcher Jeff Weaver to a minor league contract, giving the veteran a shot at making his sixth big-league team. … Volatile Kansas City outfielder Jose Guillen got into a heated clubhouse exchange with pitching coach Bob McClure prior to the game against Tampa Bay, knocking over chairs before several Royals stepped in to separate them. Guillen declined to comment on the incident and started against the Rays.