Sun 4/29/12 8:59 PM

Josh Hamilton was removed from Sunday night's game against the Rays in the second inning with a stiff back. Hamilton tried to play through the injury by grimacing through stretches in the field for an inning. He is day-to-day. David Murphy replaced Hamilton in left field. Texas' next series is in Toronto on the turf, so one wonders if that may affect Hamilton's timetable.