AROUND THE HORN
Giants: Giants manager Gabe Kapler stood just outside the third base dugout at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia for the national anthem Monday, taking a break on Memorial Day from his protest against the direction of the nation. Kapler, who began his protest Friday, stood by himself at the railing of the Giants dugout during the playing of taps during the holiday ceremony, which was followed by a rendition of “The StarSpangled Banner” by a military bugle company. A few other Giants players stood on the chalk line past the third base bag during their stretching exercises. “Today, I’ll be standing for the anthem,” Kapler wrote earlier Monday on his blog. “While I believe strongly in the right to protest and the importance of doing so, I also believe strongly in honoring and mourning our country’s service men and women who fought and died for that right. Those who serve in our military, and especially those who have paid the ultimate price for our rights and freedoms, deserve that acknowledgment and respect, and I am honored to stand on the line today to show mine.” Kapler announced last week that he intended to remain in the clubhouse during the anthem to protest “the lack of delivery of the promise of what our national anthem represents” following the shootings that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. “The way I see it is anything that sparks thoughtful conversation is good,” Kapler told reporters Monday. Kapler said he wasn’t ready to announce whether his protest will resume Tuesday night. “The days move really fast,” he said. “We’re going to come out and talk about Giants and Phillies today and we’ll get into the game and then we’ll spend some time trying to get away from the game. Then the game starts the next day. I want to have my thoughts perfectly formulated. I will formulate them and I will share them. I just don’t have them right now.”
Brewers: RHP Brandon Woodruff was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right high ankle sprain before the Brewers’ split doubleheader with the Cubs. The move is retroactive to Saturday. Woodruff, a two-time All-Star, suffered the injury in his previous start Friday against the Cardinals when he pitched four innings in a loss. He’s 5-3 with a 4.74 ERA in nine games. Manager Craig Counsell said Woodruff had pain when throwing. He didn’t have an exact schedule for the 29-year-old’s return. “We just need to back off and calm that down before he can throw again,” Counsell said. Woodruff ’s loss is another setback for the Brewers’ rotation. All-Star RHP Freddy Peralta (3-2, 4.42 ERA) went on the IL on May 23 with a right posterior shoulder strain.
Twins: Two-time All-Star SS Carlos Correa tested positive for COVID-19, the Twins said after a 7-5 road loss to the Tigers. Twins manager Rocco Baldelli said the 27-year-old hadn’t been feeling well but doesn’t have significant symptoms. Correa is hitting .279 with a .751 OPS in his first season with the Twins. He left the Astros after seven seasons to sign a three-year, $105.3 million contract in March.