Cubs slugger Bryant gets treatment for sore wrist

Bonanza High School product Kris Bryant got an injection Tuesday for his ailing left wrist, sidelining the slugger for at least two days.

Manager David Ross said Bryant also saw a specialist. The Cubs are off Thursday, so the earliest the 2016 NL MVP could return to the lineup is Friday against the crosstown White Sox.

The Cubs also placed outfielder Steven Souza Jr. on the 10-day injured list with a right hamstring strain. Infielder Hernán Pérez was promoted from the team’s alternate training site in South Bend, Indiana, and left-hander Brad Wieck was transferred to the 45-day IL.

Bryant tweaked his wrist on a diving attempt on César Hernández’s flare to left field in the fifth inning of a 7-2 victory at Cleveland last week. He stayed in the game and homered in the sixth, but he sat out for the next two days before returning Saturday against Milwaukee.

Bryant, 28, is batting just

.177 with 20 strikeouts in 14 games.

■ Rangers: Rookie pitcher Ian Gibaut was suspended three games Tuesday, a day after he threw a fastball behind San Diego’s Manny Machado following a grand slam in a dust-up over baseball’s unwritten rules. Manager Chris Woodward was suspended one game and served it Tuesday against the Padres. Gibaut and Woodward also were fined.

■ Indians: Manager Terry Francona will miss his team’s three-game series with Pittsburgh due to a “scheduled procedure” to address a gastrointestinal issue. Francona also sat out seven games from Aug. 3-9 because of the ailment. First base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. will again manage the club in Francona’s absence.

■ Braves: Outfielder Nick Markakis has been placed on the 10-day injured list after potentially being exposed to COVID-19. Atlanta did not provide details of how Markakis may have been exposed to the virus. He was replaced on the active roster by rookie outfielder Cristian Pache, one of the team’s top prospects.

■ Rays: Tampa Bay rookie Brendan Mckay will have season-ending surgery on his left throwing shoulder Wednesday. Mckay, 24, tested positive for the coronavirus in early July and missed most of the club’s preseason camp. He was cleared to resume activities July 31 and reported to the club’s alternate site but then experienced stiffness in his pitching shoulder and was shut down last week.

■ Mets: Starter David Peterson was placed on the 10-day injured list with left shoulder fatigue. Corey Oswalta, a righthander, was called up from its alternate training site.

■ Padres: Kirby Yates is likely to undergo season-ending surgery to address bone chips in his right elbow, manager Jayce Tingler said.

■ Nationals: Second basemen Starling Castro is scheduled to undergo surgery Friday to repair a broken right wrist. There’s no timetable for his return, manager Dave Marti