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Phillies’ Ibanez on disabled list

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Associated Press

The Philadelphia Phillies put left fielder Raul Ibanez on the 15-day disabled list Thursday because of a strained left groin.

“It’s been bothering him, I guess, a little bit off and on since the beginning of April,” General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said.

Ibanez is batting .312 with 22 homers and 59 RBIs, ranking second in the NL in homers and RBIs.

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Tigers put Willis on DL, bench Ordonez

The Detroit Tigers altered their rotation and the middle of their lineup, putting left-hander Dontrelle Willis on the 15-day disabled list because of an anxiety disorder and benching slumping slugger Magglio Ordonez indefinitely.

Willis is 1-4 with a 7.49 earned-run average this season while struggling with control problems that have intensified in recent starts.

Ordonez, a six-time All-Star with a .312 career average, is hitting .273 with two homers and 22 RBIs.

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The San Diego Padres will put right-hander Chris Young on the 15-day disabled list today because of inflammation in his pitching shoulder. . . . The St. Louis Cardinals activated infielder Khalil Greene, who was on the 15-day disabled list for social anxiety disorder.

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