A stress fracture in his left foot has sidelined Austin Kearns of the Washington Nationals.  Kearns is expected to miss two to four weeks with the injury and the move is retroactive to August 25.

Kearns, originally injured on August 3, was examined on Monday and placed on the DL on Tuesday.  After sustaining the injury, Kearns hit .172 with two home runs and four RBI in 19 games.

This is Kearns’ second stop on the disabled list in 2008.  Earlier this season, Kearns missed 38 games after surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow on May 23.  On the season, he is hitting .217 with seven homers and 32 RBI in 86 games.

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The Boston Red Sox ended their waiting game with outfielder J.D. Drew on Tuesday when they placed him on the 15-day disabled list with a herniated disk in his back retroactive to August 18.

Drew has not played since August 17 when he left in the third inning of their game with the Toronto Blue Jays with back tightness.  Drew was told of the herniated disk on Friday but waited until Tuesday to officially move to the DL.

Drew is hitting .280 with 19 home runs, 64 RBI and a .930 OPS in 107 games.