Arizona lefty suspended

Arizona Diamondbacks lefthander Caleb Smith has been suspended 10 games and fined an undisclosed amount for having a foreign substance on his glove during a game last week. Smith’s suspension, announced on Tuesday, is the second this season as Major League Baseball cracks down on pitchers using sticky substances to get a better grip on the ball. Seattle’s Hector Santiago had his 10game suspension issued last month upheld after an appeal. Smith has elected to appeal his suspension, which was scheduled to begin when the Diamondbacks played at Pittsburgh on Tuesday night. Smith had his glove confiscated after he came off the field in the eighth inning against Philadelphia last Wednesday and was ejected. The Diamondbacks will not be able to fill his spot on the 26-man roster during the suspension. Smith, 30, is in his fifth big-league season with his third team. The left-hander is 4-8 with a 5.20 ERA this season, his second with Arizona after being traded by Miami last year. He also pitched for the New York Yankees.

Rangers make roster moves

The Texas Rangers added catcher Jonah Heim to the covid-19 injured list on Tuesday, and pitchers Spencer Howard and Dane Dunning — their scheduled starters for today and Thursday — are not with the team because of health and safety protocols. The Rangers opened a three-game series at Cleveland on Tuesday night with Howard and Dunning scheduled to start the final two games. Left-hander Jake Latz, who is pitching at Class AAA Round Rock, will be added to the roster and start today. Right-hander Jordan Lyles, who was scheduled to start Friday against Houston, will pitch Thursday. The Rangers have five players on the covid IL, including Heim, who was a late scratch from Monday’s lineup. Infielders Charlie Culberson and Brock Holt, and right-handers Drew Anderson and Mike Foltynewicz were previously placed on the list.