Aurilia Has Appendectomy

San Francisco Giant shortstop Rich Aurilia will be out for at least three weeks after undergoing an emergency appendectomy on Monday.

Aurilia, hitting .269 with nine home runs and 42 runs batted in this season, began feeling discomfort on San Francisco’s charter flight back from a six-game trip on Sunday.

Aurilia will be put on the disabled list before the Giants’ game against Pittsburgh today. He will be on the DL for the fourth time in his career.

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Mark Prior was activated from the disabled list and will start for the Chicago Cubs today in his hometown of San Diego against the Padres.

Prior has been out since July 11, when he hurt his right shoulder in a collision with Atlanta second baseman Marcus Giles. Prior left the game complaining of stiffness in his pitching shoulder and was put on the DL the next day.

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