ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Nomar Garciaparra and Mark Ellis left Oakland's game against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night with calf trouble after running out ground balls.
Garciaparra took off from the batter's box after hitting a grounder leading off the second inning. He took a slight stutter-step at one point and replays showed him cringing as he ran out the play. The Athletics said he had tightness in his right calf.Ellis led off the third inning with a grounder and came up limping almost as soon as he got out of the batter's box. He didn't even run all the way to first base and walked off the field with some assistance from a trainer. His injury was described as a strained left calf.
Bobby Crosby replaced Garciaparra at third base in the bottom of the second inning. In the bottom of the third, Crosby moved to second base to replace Ellis, and Jack Hannahan entered the game at third base.
