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Royals, Lorenzo Cain to decide in a week if he'll be shut down

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CHICAGO -- The Kansas City Royals and Lorenzo Cain have agreed to wait a week before deciding whether the outfielder will be shut down for the rest of the season because of his troublesome left wrist.

Cain said Sunday that a stem-cell injection didn't work on the sprain and produced more inflammation in his hand. He tried playing through the injury Friday, but said he was forced to basically swing one-handed and hasn't played since.

Manager Ned Yost says Cain will see a hand specialist when the team returns to Kansas City this week.

The 2014 All-Star is hitting .287 in 103 games for the Royals, who entered Sunday four games behind Baltimore for the second AL wild-card spot.

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