Nats’ Turner breaks wrist in loss
WASHINGTON » The best offense in the National League is going to need a different sparkplug.
Trea Turner has a broken right wrist after being hit by a pitch Thursday, and it’s unclear when the Washington Nationals will get their speedy shortstop and leadoff hitter back in the lineup.
Turner was hit by Pedro Strop’s 2-1 fastball in the seventh inning of Washington’s 5-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs.
Turner went for X-rays after the game. The Nationals did not provide a timetable for his return.
“I didn’t know because I had tape on my wrist, so initially it didn’t really feel that bad,” the second-year standout said. “Didn’t feel good, but it didn’t feel that bad. I went out there and tried throwing. It hurt to lob the ball, but it felt fine when I threw it basically as hard as I could or almost full speed, so that’s why I stayed in there for a little bit.
“After a little while, it started stiffening up on me, so I figured I’d get out of there.”
Turner stole two bases, bumping his total to seven in the fourgame series and 35 on the season. He entered the day tied for the NL lead with Cincinnati’s Billy Hamilton. He is batting .279 with seven homers and 32 RBIs after finishing second in voting for 2016 NL Rookie of the Year.
Turner’s injury came amid nother frustrating blown save by Washington’s bullpen. The Nationals led 4-2 with two outs in the ninth before Chicago rallied for three runs off Blake Treinen. Washington has blown 13 saves this season, tying the Mets and Phillies for the most in the NL. INDIANS 5, RANGERS 1 » Corey Kluber (7-2) allowed three hits and struck out 12 in eight innings, tying a franchise record held by Bob Feller with four consecutive games with double-digit strikeouts. TIGERS 7, ROYALS 3 » Michael Fulmer (7-6) came within one out of a shutout, but Ramon Torres and Jorge Bonifacio singled, then Drew Butera drove them in with a double.
Justin Upton, Ian Kinsler and Andrew Romine homered off Jakob Junis (2-2). ASTROS 6, ATHLETICS 1 » Carlos Correa homered twice off rookie Daniel Gossett (1-3) and drove in four runs as AL Westleading Houston improved to 10-2 against Oakland this season. CARDINALS 10, DIAMONDBACKS 4 » Randal Grichuk hit a goahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning and drove in five runs. ORIOLES 2, BLUE JAYS 0» Ubaldo Jimenez (3-3) pitched twohit ball over eight innings, and Jonathan Schoop had two hits and a sacrifice fly as Baltimore has won consecutive road series after going more than two months without one. PIRATES 4, RAYS 0 » Jameson Taillon scattered seven hits over 6.1 innings, Gregory Polanco and John Jaso hit solo home runs and Pittsburgh beat Tampa Bay. RED SOX 6, TWINS 3 » David Price won for the second time in three starts, Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez hit solo home runs, and Boston rallied from a three-run deficit to beat Minnesota. METS 6, MARLINS 3 » Jay Bruce had a pair of RBI hits and scored twice, and New York took the rubber game of its series against Miami to finish 5-5 on a road trip that started badly.