White Sox Manager Guillen in Hospital

Chicago White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen was hospitalized Tuesday night and might have kidney stones.

Guillen, serving the first game of a two-game suspension, left the ballpark before the game against Detroit and went to Rush Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago at the suggestion of White Sox trainer Herm Schneider.

Guillen, who felt pain in his back and side, was admitted to the hospital overnight for what the team believed were kidney stones, White Sox spokesman Bob Beghtol said.

The manager was suspended for two games by the commissioner’s office for arguing during an Aug. 9 game against Cleveland.

Also Tuesday, the White Sox put catcher Sandy Alomar Jr. on the 15-day disabled list because of a pulled groin and recalled catcher Jamie Burke from triple-A Charlotte.

The White Sox also claimed outfielder Alex Escobar off waivers from Cleveland and put him on the 15-day disabled list because of a broken right foot.

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Andy Pettitte’s next start for the Houston Astros has been pushed back two days because of a sore left elbow.

Pettitte is now scheduled to pitch against the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. Carlos Hernandez will start against Philadelphia on Thursday in Pettitte’s original spot.

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Injured Cleveland Indian third baseman Aaron Boone needs arthroscopic surgery to remove loose cartilage from his left knee, and will not play this season.

Boone tore ligaments in the knee last winter while playing in a pickup basketball game and had reconstructive surgery on Feb. 16.

Boone signed a two-year, $3.6-million contract with the Indians on June 26. He had been with the Indians for several weeks rehabbing in an attempt to join the team in September.

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Commissioner Bud Selig’s three-year contract extension, the start of a baseball television network and a World Cup tournament will probably gain overwhelming approval from owners at meetings in Philadelphia beginning today.