Santiago dealing with sore left shoulder

CINCINNATI -- Infielder Ramon Santiago, who started at second base in Saturday's 6-5, 11-inning loss to the Pirates, tweaked his left shoulder on a diving attempt to snare a ground ball up the middle in the first inning. He wasn't penciled into the starting lineup for Sunday's series finale.

"I think he's probably a little bit sore, but he can play," manager Bryan Price said of Santiago. "He got a little beat up yesterday, as you saw. But [the medical staff] did all the tests and stuff on him in there, and he had good strength and swung the bat fine and seemed to be OK. But I think he has the chance to feel a little bit more sore today than yesterday."

With Sunday's contest being Cincinnati's last prior to the All-Star break, the time off couldn't come at a better time with all of the club's injuries -- particularly with Brandon Phillips (left thumb) and Skip Schumaker (concussion DL) out, leaving Kristopher Negron, who started at second on Sunday, as the lone option at the position behind Santiago.