Orlando Méndez Hurt, Out 4-5 Weeks
The <Minnesota Mallards:team#5> will be minus <Orlando Méndez:player#11354> for about 4-5 weeks after the third baseman suffered a sprained ankle while colliding with a player at a base in a recent game against the <Colorado Bears:team#2>. <Méndez:player#11354> and Mallards skipper   had been hoping the post-game examination would show less damage than originally thought.

Thus far this year <Méndez:player#11354> has hit .258 with 34 home runs and 85 RBIs.