A's place Thomas on DL, activate Chavez

Big Hurt could land on 15-day disabled list

Frank Thomas' tender right knee is so inflamed he figures he might be headed for the disabled list to let it calm down and fully heal. The Oakland Athletics were discussing that after Wednesday night's game because they will probably need a player or two Thursday. Ryan Sweeney fouled a ball off his left toe in a 2-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays and was having X-rays after the game. "We're talking about that as a possibility," manager Bob Geren said of Thomas going on the DL. Thomas got hurt Tuesday night on his 40th birthday stretching out a double and underwent an MRI exam Wednesday that showed a strain and inflammation in the area just above his knee where it connects to the quadriceps muscle."The MRI looks pretty bad," Thomas said. "When you're messing with a tendon that big with my age, it could rupture and that would take a long time."

Oakland designated hitter Frank Thomas underwent an MRI exam on his tender right knee and quadriceps muscle Wednesday. He came out of Tuesday's game after stretching out a double in the third inning on his 40th birthday. He was listed as day to day and Mike Sweeney started in his place, going 0-for-4.

Big Hurt to undergo MRI on quad

Athletics DH Frank Thomas, released by the Blue Jays last month before he rejoined the A's, left Tuesday's game against the Blue Jays in the fifth inning with a slight strain of his right quadriceps muscle. He finished 1-for-2 with a double and a strikeout.

Big Hurt exits with quad strain

The Sports Xchange notes that as Frank Thomas homered for the fourth time in four games Friday against Boston he passed the 1,700 RBI mark, hitting 1,701 with his two-run shot in the first inning. He's hitting .333 in his past 22 games.

Big Hurt hits seventh homer

A's DH Frank Thomas hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth Tuesday against Rays closer Troy Percival. It was not enough for the A's, who lost anyway, but it was his third home run in two days against the Rays.

Frank Thomas blasted a pair of homers against Tampa Bay Monday after sitting out the interleague weekend for the A's. Thomas' first home run came in the first inning and ended the second longest homerless drought of his career. Thomas' two-run shot was his first since connecting against the A's on April 8 in Toronto, when he was still a member of the Blue Jays. Thomas was released by Toronto less than two weeks later and returned to Oakland.

Big Hurt homers twice in loss

Frank Thomas, a native of Columbus, Ga., made a rare appearance in his home state, striking out as a pinch-hitter in the sixth Sunday.

The Sports XChange reports that DH Frank Thomas won't start in Atlanta because it's the A's first interleague series and it's in an NL ballpark. Thomas had two hits Thursday, but he no longer plays first base. So he can do nothing but pinch-hit.

Oakland's Frank Thomas drove in two runs in the Athletics' 12-6 win Sunday over the Rangers to give him 1,695 RBI, tying him with Cal Ripken for 21st on the career list.

Thomas goes 2-for-3 as DH for A's

Leading off the seventh inning Sunday against the Rangers, Athletics DH Frank Thomas lifted a high fly ball into center field that Josh Hamilton seemingly had in his sights. At the last second, he tried to make a grab for the ball, which fell just behind him. Thomas lumbered into second base with a double -- his second of two hits on the day.