Major League Baseball

Padres INF Hairston going back on DL

Published Sep. 21, 2010 1:00 a.m. ET

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San Diego Padres infielder Jerry Hairston Jr. is going back on the disabled list, barely a week after he came off it.

Hairston, a key contributor for the Padres in their bid to win the NL West title, has a stress fracture of his right tibia and he will be out four-to-six weeks.

Hairston came off the 15-day DL on Sept. 12 after having a strained right elbow.

He said if the Padres advance to the NL championship series he might try to play.

Hairston is hitting .249 with a career high-tying 10 home runs and a career-best 50 RBIs. He filled in while shortstop Everth Cabrera and then second baseman David Eckstein served stints on the DL.