Trouble brewing: Weeks lost for season

Milwaukee Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks will miss the rest of the season because of a tear in his left wrist, the team announced yesterday. Weeks, who had a similar injury to his right wrist in 2006, hurt himself while striking out Sunday in St. Louis. He underwent an MRI yesterday that revealed a torn sheath in his wrist. The Brewers had won 11 of 13, with Weeks (.272, 9 home runs, 24 RBIs) as a catalyst. The Brewers said Weeks will likely have surgery this week, with a recovery time of 4-6 months. Veteran Craig Counsell and rookie Casey McGehee are expected to share second base duties . . . Mets slugger Carlos Delgado will have surgery today on his right hip, and there's no immediate word on when he might return to the lineup. The NL East leaders said Delgado has a bone spur and a torn labrum in his hip, the same injury that sidelined Yankees star Alex Rodriguez for two months. The Mets also placed reserve infielder Alex Cora on the 15-day disabled list with a torn ligament in his right thumb . . . Rangers closer Frank Francisco threw a bullpen session and is scheduled to throw a simulated game tomorrow in Detroit. Francisco, who hasn't appeared in a game since May 6, went on the disabled list Saturday with right biceps tendinitis . . . The Cardinals hope center fielder Rick Ankiel (shoulder) and pitcher Chris Carpenter (rib) both can rejoin the team tomorrow . . . Citing dizziness, Reds first baseman Joey Votto skipped the team's flight home from California to seek medical testing in San Diego. Votto has missed five games with the flu . . . Braves lefthander Tom Glavine (shoulder) threw three simulated innings, another step in the 300-game winner's plans for a rehab assignment this week.