Ankiel Will Stay in Minors

Rick Ankiel, plagued by wildness since last year’s National League playoffs, will stay with the St. Louis Cardinal rookie-league team in Johnson City, Tenn., through the end of the season.

After Ankiel’s final start this month, the team will decide if he will be added to the Cardinals’ expanded roster on Sept. 1, Cardinal General Manager Walt Jocketty said Wednesday.

Ankiel, 22, is 5-2 with a 0.95 earned-run average and 119 strikeouts in 66 innings for Johnson City.

Kerry Wood will skip his scheduled start tonight against Colorado because of “mild tendinitis.” . . . The Minnesota Twins put pitcher Brad Radke on the 15-day disabled list because of a bruised right thumb he suffered Saturday when he was hit by a batted ball. All-star shortstop Cristian Guzman, who has an inflamed right shoulder, is expected to be out at least two or three more weeks. . . . Chicago White Sox left-hander David Wells, sidelined for the rest of the season by a back injury, hopes to return next year even if the club doesn’t pick up his $10-million option. The 38-year-old had surgery July 18 to repair two disks in his back. . . . The Boston Red Sox put right-hander Bret Saberhagen on the 15-day disabled list because of tightness in his right shoulder.