Orange County Register

Already missing Torii Hunter to a combined suspension-quad injury, the Angels are also without first baseman Mark Teixeira and third baseman Chone Figgins for the series finale against the Yankees.

Figgins was out of the lineup Tuesday as well after getting hit in the right elbow by a pitch Monday. X-rays were negative but Figgins’ elbow remains sore and he is having difficulty flexing it without pain.

“Figgy’s elbow is still to the point where he couldn’t throw and it affects his swing,” Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. “We’re just going to let this heal up and give him a cou,ple days.”

Teixeira, meanwhile, is taking antibiotics for an infection that flared up Tuesday.

“I started running a fever last night,” he said. “They just wanted to make sure it didn’t get worse.”

Teixeira said the issue was not serious and he expects to be back in the lineup on Thursday when the Angels open a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners.

“If this was the playoffs, I’d be out there, no doubt,” he said. “But there’s no reason to risk it getting worse and me being out for an extended time.”

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