More Tests for Ramirez

Boston Red Sox outfielder Manny Ramirez still might need surgery on his broken left index finger if tests later this week show that the fracture has spread, a team doctor said Monday.

The American League batting leader has missed two weeks with the injury, which was expected to keep him out of the lineup for four to six weeks.

“If his fracture has not changed since his last X-ray, we’ll continue with nonsurgical treatment,” Dr. Bill Morgan said. “If it’s changed and it’s unacceptable, he’ll require surgery. So he’s still not completely out of the woods.”

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Seattle Manager Lou Piniella and several unidentified Mariners were given oxygen for smoke inhalation Sunday after a bus carrying some of the team to the airport caught fire in Boston’s Ted Williams Tunnel.

“Lou Piniella got out, I think to see if he could help, and ran into a wall of smoke,” team broadcaster Dave Niehaus said.

The Mariners were on their way to Logan International Airport following a 3-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park when the fire started. They flew to Seattle on Sunday night.