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BOSTON -- Alex Rodriguez is not ready to rejoin the New York Yankees. The team said Rodriguez has a strained left quadriceps and wont be able to return this week in Texas, as had been planned. Instead, he will remain on the disabled list and go back to Tampa, Fla., "for rest and treatment," the Yankees said in a statement issued before their game against the Boston Red Sox on Sunday night. "Hes going to be out for a while," manager Joe Girardi said after the Yankees lost 8-7 in 11 innings. "So well just deal with it and continue to play." Mike Napoli hit a three-run shot after the Red Sox fell behind early, then he ended the game with a solo shot with two outs in the 11th -- ending the 4-hour, 46-minute game at 12:53 a.m. Monday. Only a day before, it appeared A-Rod was on target to return from off-season hip surgery early this week. Now, its unclear when he might be back. "I havent really talked to the doctors about it. You never know how quick a guys going to heal," Girardi said. "Until they walk through that door and theyre ready to play, I dont count on em. Its kind of like the trade rumours." Its the latest blow to the depleted Yankees, missing several injured stars almost all season. Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson came back and quickly got hurt again. Rodriguez didnt even finish his rehab assignment. Rodriguez and Girardi had said they were hoping the third baseman would be back for Tuesday nights game against the Rangers. But the three-time MVP was moved from third base to designated hitter for Saturday nights rehab game with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre after feeling tightness in his quad and went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. He was sent Sunday to New York-Presbyterian Hospital to be examined by team doctor Christopher Ahmad, and an MRI showed a Grade 1 strain -- the least serious level. Its the same injury that landed Jeter on the 15-day DL after his one-game return from a broken ankle. Jeter was injured July 11 and wont be back until late this month, at the earliest. Before the quadriceps injury, the original plan was for Rodriguez to rejoin the Yankees on Monday in Texas. Girardi then told reporters at Fenway Park at about 5:50 p.m. on Sunday that Rodriguez might make his 2013 debut on Tuesday. "I would be surprised if he played Monday. Tuesdays possible," Girardi said. But at 7:37 p.m. -- about a half-hour before first pitch -- the Yankees sent reporters an email saying the nearly 38-year-old Rodriguez "will not be joining the team for its series in Texas." Rodriguez had surgery on his left hip in January and hasnt played a major league game this season. His 20-day minor league rehab assignment expired on Sunday, and the Yankees had to activate him or leave him on the disabled list. The team said it might petition Major League Baseball for another rehab assignment because of the new injury. "I think were all a little bit anxious to see how he looks physically and how hes moving," Girardi said before the results of the MRI were announced. "Ive talked to people that have seen him and said he ran good yesterday. ... I am anxious to see. He hasnt played in a while and hes almost 38. You kind of want to see what youve got." Rodriguez told reporters in Scranton, Pa., on Sunday that he expected to work out on Monday and be back in the lineup Tuesday. He wasnt sure if he would play third or DH upon his return, he said. If Rodriguez can regain his MVP form -- rather than the one that got him benched during the 2012 playoffs -- his return would be a boost for a lineup that has been without most of its biggest stars. Jeter went back on the disabled list Friday and has played only one big league game all season. Teixeira (wrist surgery), Granderson (broken pinkie), infielder Kevin Youkilis (back surgery) and catcher Francisco Cervelli (broken hand) are also out. 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Spieth closedwith a par to stay there.Huh then failed to convert an 18-foot par putt at the 17th to fall a shot offthe pace, and followed with another bogey at the last to miss the playoff.Reed had a chance to earn the outright win with a birdie at the par-4 18th,but he failed to find the front of the green with his second shot and couldnot hole his birdie effort to force the playoff with Spieth.NOTES: Reed became the first player on the PGA Tour to win with his wife ashis caddie since Steve Stricker won the 1996 BMW Championship ... Reed is the12th first-time winner on tour this season and first since Spieth at the JohnDeere Classic ... Reeds victory moved him up from 78th to 22nd in theFedExCup standings in preparation for next weeks playoffs ... Not a singleplayer was able to jump in the top 125 in the FedExCup standings this week forthe first time in the seven-year history of the standings ... The start of thefinal round was delayed an hour due to inclement weather. ' ' '