Yankees new rotation: Contreras in, Weaver out

New York — Jeff Weaver has lost his job in the New York Yankees’ starting rotation to Jose Contreras. By the end of the week, Weaver could lose his roster spot, too.

Contreras, sidelined since early June by a strained right shoulder, will return Sunday and start against the Baltimore Orioles. Yankees manager Joe Torre said Weaver would either be sent to the bullpen or to the minor leagues until rosters expand Sept. 1.

Weaver is 7-9 with a 5.80 ERA in 23 starts and two relief appearances this season. He has struggled even more lately, going 2-1 with an 8.61 ERA in August.

Mulder, Hudson nursing injuries

Boston — Oakland Athletics left-hander Mark Mulder, who left Tuesday’s game after two innings because of what originally diagnosed as a right hip strain, flew to Arizona Wednesday to see a physical therapist.

Right-hander Tim Hudson, hit on the hand by a line drive Saturday. was scratched from his scheduled start today against the Boston Red Sox.

Mulder was examined by Oakland’s medical staff and Macha said the injury was diagnosed as “tendinitis.”

Hudson, hit on the right hand by Toronto’s Dave Berg’s liner in his last start, was pushed back to Sunday. Rich Harden will take his place against Boston’s Pedro Martinez today.

Glaus out for season

Chicago — World Series MVP Troy Glaus will miss the rest of the Anaheim Angels’ season because of a shoulder injury that has kept him on the disabled list since July 22. The third baseman has a partial tear of the right rotator cuff and fraying of the labrum. Anaheim also put shortstop David Eckstein on the 15-day disabled list and called up Trent Durrington from Triple-A Salt Lake City.

Rockies’ Chacon sidelined for season

Denver — Colorado right-hander Shawn Chacon was shut down for the rest of the season Wednesday because of a nagging elbow injury.

Chacon went on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday for the second time this season because of inflammation in his pitching elbow.

Power outage delays Phillies-Brewers game

Milwaukee — A partial power outage at Miller Park delayed the start of the Philadelphia Phillies-Milwaukee Brewers game for 19 minutes Wednesday. Both teams were still in their dugouts when the power went down.

Brewers officials said the utility firm We Energies was working on a power line outside the ballpark when a power surge caused almost half the lights at Miller Park to go out during pregame introductions.

We Energies spokeswoman Margaret Stanfield said the lights at Miller Park dimmed because of the outage at nearby Miller Brewing Co. brewery.

“As we got the brewery back on, we had a voltage sag and the lights dimmed a bit,” she said.

Sports reporter fired for covering game off TV

Sacramento, Calif. — A veteran Sacramento Bee sports reporter was fired because he hid the fact that he did not file a story about a San Francisco Giants’ game from the ballpark where the team was playing, his editor said Wednesday.

Sports Editor Armando Acuna also said that reporter Jim Van Vliet included old, unattributed quotes from other news outlets in his story about the Giants’ Aug. 6 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Pacific Bell Park.

Van Vliet watched the game on television from another location, Acuna said in an announcement that was printed on the front page of Wednesday’s sports section.

“We took this action because we value our credibility and integrity,” he said.

Acuna said Van Vliet worked at the paper for 34 years, starting as a high school correspondent.

Expos sign Zeile

Los Angeles — The Montreal Expos signed third baseman Todd Zeile Wednesday, three days after the 15-year veteran was released by the New York Yankees. Zeile, who turns 38 Sept. 9, has homered for a record 10 major-league teams and has 239 career home runs.

Schilling has bone bruise

Phoenix — Arizona right-hander Curt Schilling had an MRI on his sore left knee Wednesday that showed he has a bone bruise. Schilling will be able to make his scheduled start Friday against the Chicago Cubs, trainer Paul Lessard said.