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White Sox infielder Gordon Beckham is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove the hamate bone in his left hand Tuesday. Gordon has been out since suffering an injury Tuesday, and is expected to miss six to eight weeks due to the procedure.

Beckham was batting .316 in seven games prior to the injury. 

The White Sox have placed second baseman Gordon Beckham on the 15-day disabled list, the club announced. 

Beckham suffered a hamate fracture on his left hand, a similar injury to what Pablo Sandoval and Nick Markakis suffered last season. Both players missed about a month due to the injury, and so a similar timeline for Beckham wouldn't be surprising.

Expect Jeff Keppinger to get the bulk of the playing time at second base in Beckham's absence, with Conor Gillaspie getting playing time at third base.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham is expected to be sidelined the next six weeks after an MRI on his left wrist revealed a fractured hamate bone, according to the team. He is scheduled to have surgery next week.

Beckham was in the lineup at second base for Chicago's first seven games of the season and was hitting .316. Jeff Keppinger took his spot at second base for the second day in a row Thursday at Washington, and Conor Gillaspie replaced Keppinger at third.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham (wrist) could end up on the disabled list, the Chicago Sun-Times reports Wednesday. Beckham left Tuesday's game with left wrist irriation and wasn't feeling better Wednesday. 

The infielder is taking anti-inflammatories but an MRI will be performed if he doesn't feel any better Thursday. 

"You kind of prepare for it,'' manager Robin Ventura said of Beckham possibly going on the DL. "But you hope it doesn't happen."

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus had two RBI with runners in scoring position Tuesday against the Rays, increasing his RBI total to four with runners in scoring position in five games. Andrus is continuing a trend of being a clutch hitter from 2012, when he hit .350 with RISP.

Andrus just now has to turn his focus to producing in all situations. He's batting .250 through eight games.

"I need to have the same focus when I have nobody on," Andrus said, per ESPN.com. "I'd be hitting .300 for my career. I just love it. Anytime I have that situation I try to close the field to a tunnel, to a gap and just try to shoot the ball in the middle. I feel way better. I'm seeing pitches better."

As expected, White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham was left out of the starting lineup Wednesday at Washington because of nerve irritation in his left wrist. Jeff Keppinger started at second base in Beckham's absence.

Beckham is batting .316 (6 for 19) with one RBI and no extra-base hits through seven games.

Jose Altuve drove in four runs and hit one of Houston's five home runs, and the Astros broke out of their slump with a 16-9 win against the Mariners Tuesday.

"We showed today what the team really has," Altuve said. "I guess the guys wake up today. I look at it that way."

Altuve finished 4 for 6 with four RBI, two runs and one double. Altuve, who was hitless in his previous two games, is batting .353 (12 for 34) with two doubles and four RBI in eight games.

X-rays on second baseman Gordon Beckham's wrist showed no structural damage, the White Sox announced Tuesday.

The second baseman told the Chicago Tribune that he injured his wrist on a 2-1 pitch and could be out for at least two days due to the soreness on his wrist.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham, who left Tuesday's game against the Nationals, has been diagnosed with nerve irritation in his left wrist, according to the team.

Beckham left the game in the second inning after striking out swinging. He was replaced by Angel Sanchez. Beckham is listed as day to day, according to Comcast SportsNet Chicago.

White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham was forced out of Tuesday's game against the Nationals with a possible oblique injury.

Beckham appeared to have suffered the injury while striking out swinging in his first at-bat in the second inning. He finished 0 for 1 and is batting .316/.333/.316 this season.

The White Sox have yet to provide details on Beckham's injury.