Braves lose Martin Prado for the season

Atlanta Braves second baseman Martin Prado will be out the rest of the season because of a hip pointer and torn oblique muscle, the team announced Tuesday.

It’s a tough loss for the Braves, who are fighting for the NL wild-card spot.

Prado injured his hip in Monday night’s game against the Florida Marlins when he dived to rob Dan Uggla of a hit. Prado collapsed in pain during a fifth-inning at-bat and had to be helped off the field.

Prado was hitting .307 with 15 home runs, 40 doubles and 66 runs batted in.

Rays give away tickets

After Tampa Bay players criticized fans for not showing up to Monday’s game that could have clinched the second playoff spot in franchise history, the Rays will give away 20,000 tickets to Wednesday’s home finale against Baltimore.

All-Star Evan Longoria called the turnout “disheartening” and pitcher David Price wrote on Twitter that it was “embarrassing.”

Guillen to return

Ozzie Guillen will return to manage the Chicago White Sox in 2011, the final year of his contract, but his future could depend on the fortunes of the Sox and whether his relationship with General Manager Ken Williams will improve.

Etc.

Gene Orza, the chief operating officer of the Major League Baseball Players Assn., will retire after 26 years with the union. … MLB chief operating officer Bob Dupuy resigned after 8 ½ years as Commissioner Bud Selig’s top aide. … Washington Nationals rookie right-hander Stephen Strasburg had the cast removed from his surgically repaired elbow two weeks ago and said he will begin his rehab soon. … St. Louis ace Adam Wainwright will skip his final start because of a right forearm strain. Wainright pitched through discomfort in earning his 19^th and 20^th victories of the season but will be shut down in what a team called a “precautionary” move. ,,, Detroit’s Miguel Cabrera, the major’s RBI leader with 126, probably will miss the rest of the season after spraining his right ankle in Monday’s loss to Cleveland.