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[June 10, 2017]  June 9 (The Sports Xchange) - Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier will miss at least two months due to a hairline fracture in his right hip, manager Kevin Cash told MLB Network Radio on Friday.

Kiermaier was hurt while sliding awkwardly into first base during Tampa Bay's win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.

"He's going to be out a while," Cash said. "He's going to go on the DL. He's got a hairline fracture in his hip region. He's going to at minimum be shut down six to eight weeks."

Kiermaier was trying to beat out an infield hit when he made the decision to dive.

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The New York Yankees will push back the next start of struggling right-hander Masahiro Tanaka to Monday, manager Joe Girardi announced.

Tanaka, 28, will start in a road game against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday instead of starting Sunday at home against the Baltimore Orioles.

Tanaka gave up seven runs over 5 2/3 innings in his last start against the Orioles on May 31. He is 0-1 with an 8.44 ERA in two starts against the Orioles this season.

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The St. Louis Cardinals designated infielder Jhonny Peralta for assignment after suffering through an 0-7 road trip.

Peralta has been relegated to backup duty with shortstop Aledmys Diaz and third baseman Jedd Gyorko firmly in control of their starting positions on the left side of the infield. Peralta was batting .204 with no homers or RBIs in 54 at-bats this season. Last season, he hit .260 with eight homers in 82 games for the Cardinals.

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