Covering the bases

Bonderman out for season

Detroit Tigers pitcher Jeremy Bonderman likely will miss the rest of the season after undergoing medical procedures related to a blood clot.

The condition was discovered Friday in a vein in Bonderman's pitching shoulder. He underwent a procedure to break up the clot that night before having an angioplasty Saturday morning at the Detroit Medical Center.

"I'm sore, but I'm all right," said Bonderman, who visited the clubhouse after Saturday's win over Cleveland. "I'm done for a while, I know that."

The blood clot was caused by thoracic outlet compression syndrome.

"Think of the vein like a straw, and it was pinched," Tigers trainer Kevin Rand said. "That's what thoracic syndrome does."

The same ailment sidelined fellow Tigers pitcher Kenny Rogers for much of the 2007 season.

"He's been through it, so I know it is something I can come back from," Bonderman said. "If I miss the rest of the year, I'll come back healthy and I'll have a fresh arm."

Indians' Westbrook to have elbow surgery

Cleveland Indians starter Jake Westbrook will have surgery on his right elbow, sidelining him for the rest of the season.

Westbrook was placed on the disabled list Tuesday, retroactive to May 29, and Indians trainer Lonnie Soloff said Saturday Westbrook will have surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in the next week or two.

Gomes begins serving suspension

Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jonny Gomes dropped his appeal and began serving his five-game suspension Saturday night while his teammates played the Texas Rangers.

Right-hander James Shields will drop his appeal after Tuesday night's start and will begin his six-game suspension on Wednesday.

SHORT HOPS: Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, on the disabled list with a tear in his left quadriceps muscle, could be sent out on a rehab assignment as soon as the middle of next week.

* Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young was back in the lineup Saturday night against the Tampa Bay Rays despite a hairline fracture in his left ring finger.