Royals’ Morris Strains Left Hamstring

Kansas City’s Hal Morris, second to Texas’ Ivan Rodriguez in the American League batting race at .395, left the Royals’ game against Boston after straining his left hamstring in the third inning.

“He’ll be evaluated tomorrow,” Kansas City Manager Tony Muser said. “But it doesn’t look good. We’ll make the decision tomorrow on whether to DL him.”

Morris departed after coming up lame running to first on a potential double-play ball.

By leaving the game without a hit, his hitting streak ended at 10 games. Morris had a 12-game streak earlier this season.

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The Texas Rangers put outfielder Roberto Kelly on the 15-day disabled list because of a pulled left hamstring.

The move is retroactive to April 26, when Kelly suffered the injury running the bases against Kansas City. He is eligible to come off the disabled list Tuesday.

Kelly has appeared in 11 games this season, hitting .343 with one home run and four runs batted in.

To replace him on the roster, the Rangers recalled pitcher Al Levine from triple-A Oklahoma City. Levine appeared in two games with the Rangers earlier this season before being sent to Oklahoma City on Monday.

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Umpire Mark Johnson, who had left Tuesday night’s game at Texas because of dizziness, was released from Arlington Memorial Hospital on Thursday night and went to his home in Kentucky.

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The Oakland Athletics have rescheduled a game that was rained out Tuesday night against the Detroit Tigers as part of a doubleheader Aug. 22.