Minnesota Twins: Third baseman Corey Koskie was placed on the 15-day disabled list Sunday because of a back injury that is not healing as quickly as expected.

The move to the DL is retroactive to July 12, so Koskie will be eligible to return in a week. Minnesota replaced him on the roster with infielder Alex Prieto from Triple-A Rochester.

After Sunday's win over Oakland, the Twins also put outfielder Lew Ford on the DL after X-rays revealed a cracked bone in his right forearm.

Ford, hit by a pitch in batting practice before a game on July 9, was replaced by first baseman Todd Sears -- who was called up from Rochester.

Koskie is hitting .298 with 14 homers and 55 RBI. He told manager Ron Gardenhire after Saturday's game against Oakland that he had a setback in his recovery from the injury.

Prieto was batting .264 with four homers and 18 RBI at Rochester. This is his first trip to the majors. Primarily a shortstop for the Red Wings, Prieto will play mostly third base and second base with the Twins.

Tampa Bay Devil Rays: Designated hitter Ben Grieve remained hospitalized Sunday for treatment of a small blood clot in his right arm.

Grieve was admitted to St. Anthony's Hospital in St. Petersburg on Friday. He is on blood thinning medication.

``His clot hasn't cleared up,'' manager Lou Piniella said before Sunday's game against Texas. ``I feel terrible for him. The important thing is, he's not in danger. At the same time, it's something that's got to resolved.''

Grieve was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday. Outfielder Matt Diaz was called up from Triple-A Durham.

Grieve originally was in the starting lineup Friday night. He took the field dressed for batting practice, but reported discomfort in the arm and was sent back to the clubhouse.

Texas Rangers: Right fielder Juan Gonzalez missed Sunday's game at Tampa Bay with a strained right calf.

Gonzalez will return to Texas and not accompany the team for a two-games series that begins Monday at Baltimore. He will be reevaluated Wednesday when the Rangers return home.

Gonzalez left with tightness in his right calf during the second inning of Saturday's 7-3 win over the Devil Rays. He was hurt as he ran from first to second base.

The Texas slugger reached base after being hit in the arm by a pitch from Zambrano. Gonzalez left after advancing to third on Mark Teixeira's double.

Gonzalez had been in the starting lineup 13 straight games after missing time with a sore right elbow, tight left groin and sore left quadriceps last month.

Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies gave general manager Ed Wade a two-year contract extension Sunday.

"Ed has done an outstanding job since taking over as general manager in 1998," team president David Montgomery said in a statement. "We set out to improve our big league club and player development system. We believe we have made significant progress in both areas. Ed has played a major role in our progress."

Wade, 47, advanced from assistant general manager to acting general manager in December 1997. About three months later, he was promoted to vice president and general manager, under a two-year contract that rolled into a yearly agreement starting in 2000.

Wade started his career with the Phillies in 1977 as an intern in the public relations department. He left the team for three years, returning in 1989 as assistant to then-general manager Lee Thomas.