MLB Notebook | Colorado reliever's broken leg repaired

DENVER — Left-handed reliever Alan Embree of the Colorado Rockies had surgery Saturday to repair a broken right leg.

Embree, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list, was struck on the shin by a line drive Friday night off the bat of the Atlanta Braves' Martin Pardo.

Manager Jim Tracy described the surgery as "very, very successful," and said there was a chance Embree, 39, could return in September.

Tracy said doctors inserted a titanium rod to stabilize the spiral fracture of the tibia and that Embree would not require a cast.

"He'll be able to be weight-bearing on the leg in a matter of days," Tracy said. "He'll be able to walk on it, and that's very encouraging, obviously. But it was ugly when it happened."

Prado hit a 3-2 fastball from Embree up the middle in the seventh inning Friday night. The ball ricocheted off Embree's right shin to third baseman Ian Stewart.

"It sounded awful," Rockies catcher Chris Iannetta said. "I couldn't even track the ball it was hit so hard. It sounded really bad."

Embree tried to stand up but quickly fell to the grass in front of the mound. He was driven off the field on a cart.

Colorado recalled reliever Matt Belisle from AAA Colorado Springs to fill Embree's roster spot.

Cincinnati's

Bruce breaks wrist

NEW YORK — Cincinnati right fielder Jay Bruce broke his right wrist trying to make a sliding catch Saturday night during the Reds' 4-0 loss to the Mets.

Bruce rushed in trying to grab David Wright's blooper in the first inning. He got his glove on the ball, but it came out as his wrist folded back awkwardly.

The Citi Field crowd groaned as a replay of the play was shown on TVs around the ballpark. Bruce will fly to Cincinnati today to be examined.

Nats hit three

consecutive HRs

HOUSTON — The Washington Nationals joined the New York Yankees as the only teams to homer in three straight at-bats this season when Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn went deep in a 13-2 win over Houston.

The home runs all came off Astros reliever Felipe Paulino.

Washington had 21 hits, the team's most since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005.

Notes

• All-Star RHP Matt Cain of San Francisco left Saturday's game against San Diego after being hit just above his right elbow by a line drive during the second inning. X-rays showed no significant damage. The injury was diagnosed as a bruise.

• Dodgers closer Jonathan Broxton likely will have to skip the All-Star Game on Tuesday because of an ailing big toe on his right foot. Manager Joe Torre said Broxton hopes to return immediately after the break.

• Chicago Cubs C Geovany Soto was placed on the 15-day DL with a strained left oblique muscle. He could be out for a month.

• Atlanta sent rookie RHP Tommy Hanson (4-0, 2.85 ERA) to Class A Myrtle Beach and called up AAA reliever Luis Valdez to add bullpen depth for a weekend series at Colorado.

• Pittsburgh agreed to terms with a pair of foreign-born players, C Dylan Child of Australia and RHP Dovydas Neverauskas of Lithuania.

• Detroit OF Carlos Guillen, sidelined since May 5 with a shoulder injury, will begin a rehab assignment Monday with Class A Lakeland, Fla.

• The Angels, who beat the Yankees 14-8, have 24 runs in their first two games since OFs Vladimir Guerrero and Torii Hunter went on the DL.

• Luke Scott's 18th homer for Baltimore was only the 51st to leave Camden Yards in 18 years. Scott has three of them.