PHOENIX - Barry Bonds was hospitalized Sunday night because of exhaustion after his father's death.
Bonds was scratched from San Francisco's lineup a few minutes before Sunday's game, one day after he left a game because of an accelerated heart rate.
The Giants said Bonds was taken to a nearby hospital as a precaution and would remain overnight. The team said he is likely to play today.
Bobby Bonds died Aug. 23 at age 57 after being ill for nearly a year with lung cancer and a brain tumor. Barry Bonds missed the next six games. He also was on the bereavement list Aug. 14-18 to spend time with his father.'
Bonds, 39, homered during the Giants' 2-1 victory Saturday, his first game back after his father's death.
Overwhelmed by emotion, however, Bonds came out in the eighth because of heart palpitations, lightheadedness and trouble breathing he said started right after his home run.
Team trainer Stan Conte said Bonds' heart rate was 150-160 beats per minute after the home run. A normal adult heart rate ranges from 60-100 beats.
BRAVES: Closer John Smoltz said he could be out another two weeks. Smoltz went on the disabled list Wednesday (retroactive to Aug. 24) with tendinitis in his right elbow. He will have gone six days without throwing if he throws Wednesday as scheduled. If the session goes well, he said he figures he will return in mid September.
Reliever Kevin Gryboski has a partially torn labrum. He doesn't need surgery and hopes to return before the playoffs.
DIAMONDBACKS: The contract of outfielder Felix Jose was purchased from Triple-A Tucson. The switch-hitter had been on loan to Mexico City of the Mexican League. To make space on the roster, reliever Eddie Oropesa was optioned to Double-A El Paso.
INDIANS: Shortstop Omar Vizquel was a late scratch from the lineup because of soreness in his right knee. He was activated from the disabled list Tuesday after missing 21/2 months. He tore ligaments sliding into home June 6 and had surgery June 12. While Vizquel was recovering from his operation, doctors found another tear in his knee, but he decided against more surgery.
MARINERS: Gil Meche, a 14-game winner, was optioned to Triple-A Tacoma to prepare their postseason roster. Meche won't go to Tacoma and will be eligible for the postseason. He left with the team aboard a flight to Tampa Bay, where the team opens a series Tuesday, and he will start Friday against Baltimore.
METS: Shortstop Jose Reyes sprained his left ankle when he tried to break up a game-ending double play. He seemed to catch his spikes in the dirt as he slid. X-rays did not reveal a fracture, and Reyes is day to day.
RED SOX: Leftfielder Manny Ramirez missed his third consecutive game with a throat infection. Centerfielder Johnny Damon also missed the game after being shaken up Saturday in a collision with Gabe Kapler, who was filling in for Ramirez. Manager Grady Little said both are scheduled to be in the lineup for today's makeup game against the Phillies.
TIGERS: Mike Maroth, one loss from becoming the first 20-game loser in 23 years, had his start pushed back to Friday. Gary Knotts, who is to be recalled from Triple-A Toledo on Tuesday, will start Thursday.
Also, rightfielder Bobby Higginson didn't start because of a sore hamstring he tweaked going from first to third Saturday. He pinch hit in the eighth and walked.
TWINS: Shannon Stewart told manager Ron Gardenhire he isn't comfortable playing rightfield, and Gardenhire moved him to left for Sunday's game. Stewart started the first two games of the series in rightfield and overran a fly ball Saturday for a two-base error. Dustan Mohr started in right.
YANKEES: Shortstop Derek Jeter is expected to miss at least three games with a rib cage injury. He strained a muscle in his rib cage on the left side when he reached for a pitch in the fifth inning Sunday. He left the game after singling in the seventh. Jeter said the injury didn't seem as serious as similar ones in 1998 and 2000 that landed him on the disabled list. He said he would have to wait a day or two to see how severe it is.
REDS-PHILLIES TRADE: The Phillies got catcher Kelly Stinnett from Cincinnati for a player to be named. The deal gives the Phillies a backup catcher and saves the cost-conscious Reds money. Stinnett, who makes $1.3-million, has hit .229 with three homers and 19 RBIs in 60 games.
