Rangers’ Gomez to miss a month
Texas Rangers center fielder Carlos Gomez is headed to the disabled list and will be sidelined for at least a month with a right hamstring strain. The Rangers said Gomez will be out four to six weeks.
Gomez, who had three hits Sunday, scored from second base on Delino DeShields’ two-out infield single in the seventh inning. Gomez lunged toward the plate to avoid a bat that was still on the ground.
After the game, Gomez said he was going full speed and didn’t want to slide because he thought he could get hurt that way.
Gomez, 31, was in a 7-for14 stretch with three doubles over the four games that led up to his injury.
Giants: Outfielder Hunter Pence was placed on the 10-day DL with a strained left hamstring. Outfielder Mac Williamson was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento.
Diamondbacks: Center fielder A.J. Pollock was placed on the 10-day DL with a right groin strain. Manager Torey Lovullo said the injury is less severe than the left groin strain that ended Pollock’s season three weeks early last year. Outfielder Reymond Fuentes was recalled from Triple-A Reno.
White Sox: Catcher Geovany Soto will undergo arthroscopic surgery to remove loose bodies from his right elbow. Soto’s recovery is expected to take a minimum of 12 weeks. Kevan Smith and Omar Narvaez will share catching duties. The White Sox also called up right-hander Gregory Infante from Triple-A Charlotte.
Indians: Slumping slugger Edwin Encarnacion was dropped from the cleanup spot for the first time this season Monday night. Encarnacion, who hit cleanup in the first 36 games, hit fifth against Tampa Bay.
Encarnacion is hitting .206 with five homers and 11 RBIs. Encarnacion, 34, is batting .094 (3 for 32) with six RBIs with runners in scoring position.
Yankees: The ceremony to retire Derek Jeter’s No. 2 jersey and dedicate his plaque in Monument Park was the most-viewed program in the New York area during its time period Sunday night and the most-watched nongame in the history of the YES Network, which launched in 2002.
Blue Jays: Kevin Pillar on Sunday became the first Toronto center fielder to hit a walk-off homer since Vernon Wells did it against Yankees closer Mariano Rivera on July 20, 2006.