LEADING OFF: White Sox OF Eloy Jiménez injured again

A have a look at what’s occurring across the majors at present:

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ALL OVER AGAIN

The Chicago White Sox seemingly can have an replace on Eloy Jiménez after the slugging outfielder harm his proper hamstring throughout Saturday’s 9-2 loss at Minnesota. However he’s anticipated to be out for some time after he additionally missed a lot of final yr with a ruptured left pectoral tendon.

This time, Jiménez was injured when he stretched for first base whereas working out a grounder to 3rd. He stumbled after the play and his proper knee appeared to lock up. Jiménez fell face-first to the bottom in shallow proper discipline and instantly grabbed at his proper leg.

Jiménez was despatched for an MRI, however supervisor Tony La Russa mentioned the workforce doesn’t really feel the harm is season-ending. The hope is the restoration received’t be so long as it took him to come back again final season.

“Fascinated by what he’s going to undergo and deny an opportunity to play, it simply breaks your coronary heart,” La Russa mentioned.

CROWD CONTROL

Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees go for a three-game sweep of Cleveland — in the future after some followers within the notoriously rowdy right-field bleachers at Yankee Stadium pelted Guardians outfielders with bottles, cans and particles in a chaotic scene moments after New York rallied for a 5-4 win.

Yankees stars Aaron Decide, Giancarlo Stanton and different New York gamers rushed towards the wall in right-center discipline, attempting to calm the gang. Safety personnel joined the hassle to quell the disturbance.

Cole (0-0, 6.35 ERA) pitched a career-low 1 2/3 innings final day out in Detroit. He matched his profession excessive of 5 walks and allowed two runs and one hit, throwing simply 37 of 68 pitches for strikes.

SLIDING

The Cincinnati Reds have misplaced 11 straight for the primary time since 2016, and subsequent up is St. Louis right-hander Adam Wainwright (2-1, 2.81 ERA) within the finale of their weekend collection towards the visiting Cardinals. Wainwright is 10-15 with a 5.29 ERA in 36 profession appearances towards the Reds. It’s his solely shedding document versus a serious league workforce he has a couple of determination towards.

After splitting its opening four-game collection at Atlanta, Cincinnati has been swept by the Guardians, Dodgers and Padres and has misplaced the primary two video games of the collection with St. Louis. Nick Lodolo (0-2, 8.00 ERA) tries for his first large league win.

A WIN OUT WEST

Dodgers lefty Clayton Kershaw (2-0, 3.00 ERA) faces the Padres for the forty fourth time in his embellished profession. He’s 22-9 with a 2.09 ERA towards San Diego, together with 1-2 in three begins final yr. The Padres counter with left-hander Sean Manaea (2-1, 1.42).

San Diego received 3-2 in 10 innings Saturday night time to snap a 10-game shedding streak to the rival Dodgers, who had outscored the Padres 57-23 throughout a streak that dated to Aug. 24.

“Final yr was final yr and this yr’s this yr, so we’re 1-1 towards them. Not unhealthy,” mentioned Padres infielder Jake Cronenworth, who ended an 0-for-23 stoop and later homered.

PRIME TIME

Bryce Harper and the Phillies host Milwaukee at night time within the finale of a three-game collection. Philadelphia sends Aaron Nola (1-2, 5.52 ERA) to the mound towards Brewers lefty Eric Lauer (1-3, 3.48). Milwaukee’s pitching workers has a 2.32 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 62 innings over the previous seven video games. Harper, final yr’s NL MVP, is batting .345 with six RBIs throughout a seven-game hitting streak.

ON THE MEND

Sooner or later after Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera surpassed 3,000 profession hits, the Tigers hope to have star shortstop Javier Báez again from a sore proper thumb. Báez took batting observe Saturday and could possibly be activated from the 10-day injured checklist towards Colorado.

O’S WOES

Orioles lefty John Means wants Tommy John surgical procedure, ending the season for Baltimore’s opening day starter.

Means introduced the information on social media Saturday, a day earlier than his twenty ninth birthday.

“After a number of MRI’s it’s confirmed that I would like Tommy John surgical procedure,” he posted on Twitter. “I’m clearly upset, however extra motivated than ever. Within the meantime, I’m wanting ahead to watching what this workforce can do that yr.”

An All-Star in 2019, Means was 0-0 in two begins this season, giving up three runs in eight innings.

Final Could, Means pitched a no-hitter towards Seattle. He completed 6-9 with a 3.62 ERA final season, main a workers that had the worst ERA within the majors.

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