Yokohama's Burns Injured, Out of Lineup
The BayStars received bad news this morning. <Brian Burns:player#9127> will miss 6 weeks due to a fractured hand. He sustained the injury in the <Yokohama:team#291>-<Yomiuri:team#292> game while running the bases. "I'm disappointed more than anything," he told reporters later in the day. "You can't help your team on the bench," Burns sighed. "I'll do the rehab work and hope for a quick recovery."

This season <Burns:player#9127> is batting .238 with 7 home runs.