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Injured Damon, Sheffield likely to miss more games

DETROIT -- Gary Sheffield might miss two more games after aggravating his sore left wrist in batting practice Tuesday and sitting out the New York Yankees' 11-6 victory in 11 innings over the Detroit Tigers.

Gary Sheffield

Sheffield

Johnny Damon

Damon

Sheffield was a late scratch from the lineup Tuesday.

"We're going to ice it for a couple of days," Yankees manager Joe Torre said.

Torre said the outfielder will probably miss the next two games at Detroit. Torre doesn't expect outfielder Johnny Damon to be in the lineup for a second straight game Wednesday because of an injured right foot.

"But if he comes in feeling fine, he'll play," said Torre, who put Damon in Tuesday's game in the ninth inning.

Sheffield injured his wrist in a collision with Toronto's Shea Hillenbrand on April 29. He missed the next three games, pinch-hit in another and made one more start before going on the disabled list. Sheffield was activated last week when the Yankees played the Boston Red Sox.

Damon asked for Tuesday off because of continued problems with his right foot. He broke a bone in his right big toe when he crashed into the wall on April 18 in Toronto and aggravated the injury earlier this month.

"I think we're going to have to do this from time to time," Damon said. "We played a day game [Monday] and we've got a night game [Wednesday], so this will almost feel like two days off."

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