Ensberg placed on disabled list/Luke Scott brought up

[lonestar]

HOUSTON -- The Houston Astros announced today that the club has placed third baseman Morgan Ensberg on the 15-day disabled list with a right shoulder contusion, retroactive to July 10. To take Ensberg's place on the 25-man roster, the Astros have recalled outfielder Luke Scott from Triple-A Round Rock.

Ensberg, 30, is batting .236 this season with 19 home runs and 44 RBIs. He ranks third in the National League with 68 walks, and he ranks second among NL third basemen in home runs and sixth in slugging (.500). He posted a career-best, 10-game hitting streak from April 13-23. Ensberg holds a career .272 average with 93 home runs and 290 RBIs.

Scott, 28, was batting .299 for Round Rock this season with a Pacific Coast League-leading 20 home runs and 63 RBIs (second in the PCL). He batted .360 in June, with six home runs and 19 RBIs, and he is batting .324 vs. left-handed pitchers. Scott was a Triple-A All-Star and started in left field (0-2) for the PCL in the game Wednesday in Toledo, Oh. This season marked his second on the Astros 40-man roster. He started in left field on Opening Day in 2005 and played in 34 games for the Astros last year.

[KFDM COOP]

Hope everything works out with Scott.

[Morgan]

me too