By From wire services
Saturday, September 27, 2008

Personnel Dept.

Rays: OF Carl Crawford was activated from the disabled list after sitting out 1 1/2 months because of a finger injury that required surgery. Crawford injured a tendon in the middle finger of his right hand on Aug. 9 when he checked his swing against Seattle.

Twins:3B Brian Buscher was replaced in the field by Brendan Harris to start the fifth inning after complaining of dizziness.

The Red Sox scratched RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from last night's scheduled start against the Yankees after the game was repeatedly delayed by rain. He was replaced by RHP David Pauley.

Slugger David Ortiz also was scratched from the lineup. With Mike Lowell returning from an injury as the designated hitter, Ortiz had been scheduled to play first base for the first time this season.

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Consecutive seasons in which Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki has reached at least 200 hits and 100 runs, matching the major league record set by Lou Gehrig

1923: Lou Gehrig hit his first homer in the majors off Bill Piercy of the Red Sox. On the same date 15 years later, he would hit his 493rd and last off Dutch Leonard of the Senators.

1973: The Angels beat the Twins, 5-4 in 11 innings, as Nolan Ryan struck out 16, including No. 383 of the season, a modern major league record.