DETROIT -- Prince Fielder was placed on the disabled list Friday, days before he is scheduled to have season-ending neck surgery. The move by the Texas Rangers came a day after the team said Fielder would have cervical fusion surgery Tuesday for the herniated disk in his neck. General manager Jon Daniels said he expected a second opinion to confirm the initial recommendation for the operation. It is the first time the durable first baseman has been on the DL in his career. Before a nerve root block injection to treat his neck last Saturday, Fielders 547 consecutive games played was the longest active streak in the majors. Fielder, who turned 30 earlier this month, missed only one game the previous five seasons and hadnt missed a game since Sept. 14, 2010. Fielder went on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 17. Infielder Donnie Murphy was recalled from an injury rehab assignment and activated for the game against the Tigers. Mitch Moreland was set to start at first base, where he played last year before the trade for Fielder pushed him toward the designated hitter role. "A big blow for us as a team, losing him in the middle of the lineup," Moreland said. "But weve been dealing with adversity all year." Moreland hit 23 home runs last season. He was hitting .275 entering Friday nights game at Detroit. "Prince is on the DL. We dont have him," manager Ron Washington said. "And theres nobody who can replace him, so let Mitch Moreland be Mitch Moreland. Dont even mention Mitch Moreland in the same breath with a Prince Fielder." Murphy was placed on the disabled list May 8 with a neck strain. He was hurt when he tripped at first base trying to beat out a ground ball the previous day against Colorado. He played six games on an injury rehab assignment at Triple-A Round Rock, and Friday was the date he was eligible to return to the roster. The Rangers have a majors-high 13 players on the disabled list. 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The redshirt freshman finished the regular season with nearly 3,500 passing yards, and 35 touchdowns with another three on the ground while leading the Seminoles to the top of the BCS Rankings.GLENDALE, Ariz. - Seeking to solve one of the NHLs hottest goalies, Arizona coach Dave Tippett wanted the Coyotes to crowd the cease in front of Sergei Bobrovsky.Martin Hanzal did the rest.Sam Gagner scored twice, Hanzal had a goal and three assists and Arizona rode a rare big night on the power play to a 6-3 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.The Coyotes won for the fourth time in five games, scoring three power-play goals after managing only 10 in their first 19 home games.The difference was Hanzal, whose work in front of the net set up power-play goals for Oliver Ekman-Larsson and Gagner before he knocked in his own rebound in a 12-minute span that put Arizona ahead 4-2 entering the third period.By the time the Coyotes were finished, Bobrovsky was pulled after allowing six goals on 31 shots. He was the NHLs third star of December after helping Columbus go 10-1-1 to reach .500.We looked at some stuff from games last year we played against them and we had some success with some traffic around there, Tippett said. When a goalies playing really well, you have to find ways to get people in front of him, great rebounds and second chances.I thought we did a good job of that, especially on our power play.It allowed Mike Smith to win his first game since Dec. 1. The struggling goalie stopped 23 shots.I felt good. I felt like I was prepared, Smith said. Mentally I felt I was ready to get back in there.Fedor Tyutin scored his first goal in 60 games, and James Wisniewski and Ryan Johansen also scored for the Blue Jackets, who struggled in their defensive zone at the beginning of a four-game trip.You hate to do that to our goalie, winger Matt Calvert said. We gave up a lot of chances.Columbus coach Todd Richards added that the flat performance surprised me.The Coyotes kicked off a six-game homestand by also getting goals from Tobias RRieder and Kyle Chipchura amid new optimism.ddddddddddddCoyotes players received a fist bump from new majority owner Andrew Barroway as they took the ice. Then Barrow and his son, Jake, performed the ceremonial puck drop.Barrow, a Philadelphia hedge fund manager, completed his purchase of 51 per cent of the money-losing team Wednesday. In a Friday press conference, Barroway indicated there would be a strong focus on beefing up the scouting department and took a long view of getting the team back into contention.After the Coyotes fell behind 2-1, Hanzals gritty work setting screens and clogging the cease turned the game around.Its a hard job, but youve got to hang in there, Tippett said. If youre picked to do that job, youve got to do it. Thats what we needed to have. He was a little bit under the weather, too, and he hung in there.A rare penalty helped, too.Bobrovsky lost his stick on a scramble in front, making one save with his shoulder before Johansen threw Bobrovsky stick back to him.Johansen was called for a throwing-the-stick penalty, setting up Gagnes goal to put Arizona ahead to stay, 3-2.That led to a stress-free final period for Smith in his first start since he was pulled in a 7-1 loss to Vancouver on Dec. 22. He improved to 6-15-2.It was a step in the right direction for Mike, Smith said.NOTES: The Coyotes took issue with Jack Skilles hit that dropped Ekman-Larsson along the boards. Ekman-Larsson returned in the third period. Joe Vitale, who returned after missing two games with injury, later engaged Skille in a long fight. I thought Joe did a very nice job. Ill just say that about his whole game, Tippett said. ... The Coyotes lost D David Schlemko to Dallas in a waiver claim Saturday. Blue Jackets D Dalton Prout took two minor penalties. Sean Collins replaced Adam Cracknell (healthy scratch) on Columbus fourth line. ' ' '