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Giants put OF Burrell on DL, promote C Sanchez

Published Jul. 15, 2011 10:50 p.m. ET

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The San Francisco Giants have placed outfielder Pat Burrell on the 15-day disabled list with a foot injury and purchased the contract of catcher Hector Sanchez from Triple-A Fresno.

Burrell has a strained right foot. He is hitting .233 with seven homers and 21 RBIs in 172 at-bats.

The 21-year-old Sanchez was hitting .305 with 12 RBIs in 23 games with Fresno. He began the season with Class-A San Jose and batted .301 with eight homers and 42 RBIs in 42 games.

To make room for Sanchez on the 40-man roster, the Giants put Mark DeRosa on the 60-day disabled list.

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