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Giants place CF Aaron Rowand on 15-day DL, Matt Downs recalled from Triple-A

LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Sunday, two days after a fastball to his head from the Dodgers' Vicente Padilla left him with two small fractures in his left cheekbone and a mild concussion."I didn't want to go on the disabled list, but I don't have 'MD.' behind my name," Rowand said after taking some soft-toss swings in the indoor batting cage."Apparently in their thoughts, they felt it wasn't the wise move to try to continue playing with the fractures in my face — simply on the premise of the possibility of getting hit again. Obviously it's frustrating, especially with the way we're playing and the prospects of the season and everything else."The mishap occurred in the fifth inning of Friday night's 10-8 loss, when the ball struck the left ear flap of Rowand's helmet as he turned to get out of the way. He never lost consciousness and was able to leave the field under his own power before he was taken to a h...

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