Jones hits 399th homer as White Sox top Angels; Peavy leaves with injury

At roughly the same time the White Sox started playing better, Jake Peavy started feeling worse.

The Sox have been on a roll for the past month, and Tuesday night's rain-delayed 4-1 decision over the Angels at U.S. Cellular Field was their 16th win in 20 games.

But the latest victory came with a price.

With two outs in the second inning, Peavy threw a 2-2 pitch to Los Angeles' Mike Napoli and immediately knew something was wrong.

"I knew there was no way I was throwing another pitch," Peavy said. "You feel the way I felt during and after that pitch - I know I don't feel very good at all. That's all I can tell you."

Peavy was diagnosed with a strained right latissimus dorsi muscle. The Sox' 29-year-old starter will have an MRI on Wednesday, and he's keeping his fingers crossed that no tear will be discovered.

"Hope for the best," a somber Peavy said after the game. "That's about all I can tell you. Top of the armpit, where I was feeling discomfort. When I threw the pitch, I felt something obviously go down the armpit and into my back."

Peavy bounded off the mound after the pitch to Napoli and was in obvious discomfort.

"As soon as he walked off the mound, I knew he was done," manager Ozzie Guillen said. "This guy won't complain about anything that's not a major thing. We have to wait to see how he feels tomorrow. When you take yourself out of a game like that, it's not anything good.

"I have to wait to see what the doctors say and what they think and then we'll figure out what to do. I'm pretty sure right now he's going to be on the DL."

If that does happen, the White Sox likely would bring up Daniel Hudson from Class AAA Charlotte to take Peavy's spot. Far and away the Sox' top pitching prospect, Hudson is 11-4 with a 3.47 ERA in 17 starts. The 6-foot-3, 225-pounder also has 108 strikeouts in 931/3 innings.

Peavy had some fluid in his throwing shoulder last month, and he hasn't been throwing bullpens in between starts since that time. In his previous outing, at Kansas City last Wednesday, he felt some discomfort in the lat muscle.

"We had some stuff going on, some bruising in that area after the last start," Peavy said. "It was a strain and we treated it. I knew I'd feel it tonight, and I did a little bit. I did more than feel it on that pitch and knew I was done."

Tony Pena came out of the bullpen when Peavy went down and got the win after allowing 1 run in 41/3 innings.

Alex Rios homered and drove in 2 runs, and Andruw Jones hit a solo home run to spark the offense.

"It's bad when you see your teammate go down," Rios said. "He's a big part of this team. Hopefully he gets back soon."

White Sox 4, Angels 1Peavy makes early exit: Sox starting pitcher Jake Peavy had to leave the game with two outs in the second inning after straining his right latissimus dorsi muscle.Slump's over: Alex Rios put the White Sox in front 2-1 in the sixth inning with a solo home run, snapping an 0-for-13 hitless streak in the process.Stepping up: Tony Pena relieved Peavy and allowed 1 run in 4 1/3 innings.Mr. Jones: Andruw Jones hit a solo home run in the seventh inning, his first since June 3. It also was career HR No. 399 for Jones. <div class="infoBox"><h1>More Coverage</h1><div class="infoBoxContent"><div class="infoArea"><h2>Stories</h2><ul class="links"><li><a href="/story/?id=392396">Guillen going with hot hand in Lillibridge<span class="date"> [7/6/10]</span></a></li><li><a href="/story/?id=392400">Defense big key for Sox<span class="date"> [7/6/10]</span></a></li></ul></div></div></div>