Halos’ Hamilton has cortisone shots for lingering pain

In an effort to rid himself of lingering pain on the right side of his body and prepare for the playoffs, Josh Hamilton has tried a lot — stretching, hitting, running, throwing. On Friday, Hamilton took the severe measure of taking seven cortisone shots — five nerve blocks on his back and two injections on his chest. In the last two weeks, he had previously received five shots on his sore shoulder.