Garcia injured in run-in with cart

Phillies right-hander Freddy Garcia was injured Sunday night when he ran into an equipment cart that had stopped along the warning track in San Francisco’s ballpark.

Garcia bruised his left leg in the collision, raising question as to whether he will be able to make his scheduled start tonight in the opener of a three-game series at Arizona. Garcia, who was running to try to catch a fly ball, toppled onto the cart used by the grounds crew and was clearly in pain. He was quickly carted off the field on the vehicle.

“I’m not upset. I’m just kind of curious why it was out there during our batting practice,” Philadelphia general manager Pat Gillick said in the clubhouse, before his club concluded a four-game series against the Giants. “He has a contusion on his leg. They have him iced down. There’s no fracture of any kind. We’ll all have to wait.”

Pavano future unclear

New York Yankees’ starting pitcher Carl Pavano could need elbow surgery that would sideline him for most if not all of the remainder of his four-year contract.

The 31-year-old right-hander was examined Friday by Dr. James Andrews. While damage was found in the elbow, the ligament was not torn, a Yankees official said.

Recovery time for elbow ligament surgery usually is 12 to 18 months.

Torre returns to ICU

The brother of Yankees manager Joe Torre was moved back to intensive care when he developed pneumonia following kidney transplant surgery.

Frank Torre had the kidney operation Tuesday. Joe Torre visited his 75-year-old brother at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and said he did not have a fever, an encouraging development.

Clearing the bases

Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left quadriceps muscle. … Persistent knee pain landed St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Preston Wilson on the 15-day disabled list, and the team replaced him with outfielder Ryan Ludwick. … The Los Angeles Dodgers called up third baseman Andy LaRoche from Triple-A Las Vegas and placed Marlon Anderson on the 15-day disabled list.