LEADING OFF: Rays put Franco on IL, Cortes excels for Yanks

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

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TAMPA BAY TROUBLE

The Rays have put shortstop Wander Franco on the 10-day injured listing with a proper quadriceps pressure, the newest setback for the injury-plagued crew.

Franco aggravated the damage working the bases within the ninth inning of Monday’s 9-5 loss on the Texas Rangers. He was changed by a pinch-runner after taking a tough flip round first base on a single earlier than stopping and returning gingerly to the bag.

The correct quad has been bothering the 21-year-old Franco for a few weeks, and he’s now sidelined together with second baseman Brandon Lowe. Lowe has been out since Could 16 with decrease again tightness.

“It’s fairly apparent he’s been taking part in by so much as of late,” Tampa Bay supervisor Kevin Money stated of Franco. “It in all probability makes essentially the most sense to see if we are able to calm this down, get some remedy, get his legs beneath him and he’ll be higher for it.”

Franco, who’s hitting .270, had his first three-hit recreation since Could 9 within the collection opener towards the Rangers. Within the 16 video games between, he hit simply .107 between these video games and hasn’t homered since hitting his fourth on April 26.

MAKING A NAME FOR HIMSELF

In a Yankees rotation with All-Stars, left-hander Nestor Cortes (4-1, 1.70 ERA) has been a standout this season.

The 27-year-old Cortes has allowed three earned runs or fewer in all 9 of his begins this 12 months going into this outing towards the Los Angeles Angels and Reid Detmers (2-2, 4.65) at Yankee Stadium.

Cortes held opponents to a .175 batting common, lowest within the main leagues amongst certified pitchers coming into Tuesday.

Cortes will attempt to match his profession excessive for wins, set when he went 5-1 as a rookie reliever for New York in 2019.

HASN’T MET EXPECTATIONS

The Mets have optioned first baseman/outfielder Dominic Smith to Triple-A Syracuse amid a sluggish begin to the season for the 26-year-old.

Most all the pieces has gone proper this 12 months for the NL East-leading Mets, however Smith has been a disappointment. Slugger Pete Alonso is about at first base for New York and it was thought Smith may assist solidify the designated hitter spot.

Smith batted .316 throughout a breakout season in 2020, however the former first-round decide has struggled to copy that success. He’s hitting .186 this season with out a residence run in 101 plate appearances and with a .543 OPS. Smith has performed elements of six seasons within the majors and hasn’t performed repeatedly at Triple-A since 2018.

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