Griffey leaves game with injured hamstring

Anaheim, Calif. Cincinnati Reds star Ken Griffey Jr. limped off the field during Friday night’s game against the Anaheim Angels with a mild strain of his right hamstring.

Griffey returned to the Reds only two weeks ago after missing 41 games earlier this season with a torn tendon in his right knee. This injury is to the same leg, but it’s a different area.

With the Reds trailing 4-0, Griffey pulled up lame after hustling to first base on a fielder’s choice grounder in the fourth inning. Reggie Taylor pinch-ran for Griffey and replaced him in center field.

Angels team physician Dr. Craig Milhouse examined Griffey. He is day to day.

Devil Rays pitcher wounded in shooting

Charleston, S.C. Tampa Bay Devil Rays pitcher Nick Bierbrodt was shot and wounded Friday while sitting in a taxi waiting in a drive-through line at a fast food restaurant.

The left-handed pitcher, who was optioned to the Class A Charleston RiverDogs on Wednesday, was shot in the chest and in the right arm shortly after 3 a.m., according to a police report.

Bierbrodt remained in serious condition at the Medical University of South Carolina late Friday, hospital spokesman Jeff Watkins said.

No arrests had been made late Friday.