Giancarlo to DL with broken hand
MIAMI — For the second year in a row, Giancarlo Stanton’s chances of winning the major league home run title have been hurt by an injury. The Miami Marlins slugger has a broken left hand, which is expected to sideline him four to six weeks. He was placed on the 15day disabled list on Saturday and will meet with a hand specialist.
Stanton, who grimaced as he swung and missed for strike three Friday night in the ninth inning of the Marlins’ 7-1 loss to the Dodgers, said the injury became worse as the game progressed.
While Stanton took lusty cuts in the ninth, he said the injury occurred on a swing earlier in the game.
Stanton leads the majors with 27 homers and 67 RBI. Last year he was in the thick of the homerun race when a beaning ended his season on Sept. 11, and he finished tied for second in the majors with 37 homers.
The Marlins did get a 3-2 win over Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers on Saturday as Tom Koehler pitched seven innings.
CANO STRUCK: Robinson Cano was hit in the head by a stray ball while the Angels were warming up in between innings and exited early in the host Halos’ 4-2 win. Cano had a sizable welt near his left temple after being struck in the dugout when an errant throw got past Angels first baseman Albert Pujols before the seventh.
Cano felt dizzy and was taken to the clubhouse, where the Mariners’ medical staff checked the ex-Yank for a concussion. No signs of one were found.
JOHAN SETBACK: Two-time Cy Young Award winner Johan Santana has abandoned his comeback bid with the Jays due to a toe infection. GM Alex Anthopoulos said Santana plans on pitching winter ball.
CARDS 8, CUBS 1: Michael Wacha’s six solid innings helped host St. Louis become MLB’s first team to 50 wins.
GIANTS 7, ROCKIES 5: Buster Posey had two RBI, and Andrew Susac’s three-run double boosted host San Fran.
PIRATES 8, BRAVES 4: Andrew McCutchen was hit on the left elbow by a pitch and exited during a fiverun first as host Pittsburgh sent Atlanta to its fifth straight loss. McCutchen took a fastball from Julio Teheran (5-4). X-rays were negative.
RANGERS 4, BLUE JAYS 0: Yovani Gallardo extended his scoreless streak to a career-high 23 innings by pitching threehit ball into the ninth as visiting Texas snapped a six-game skid.
RAYS 4, RED SOX 1: Matt Andriese and three relievers combined on a three-hitter, and Jake Elmore hit a two-run homer for host Tampa. Andriese (3-2) retired his first 11 batters before allowing his lone baserunner, coming on a two-out single in the fourth by Xander Bogaerts. The rookie whiffed five in a career-high six innings.
ROYALS 3, A’S2: Chris Young bounced back from his worst start of the season to pitch six innings of two-run ball, one earned, to lift visiting K.C.