AROUND THE HORN
■ Indians: The Indians may be without manager Terry Francona even longer than expected. Francona has already missed 15 games with a gastrointestinal issue, and Chris Antonetti, the team’s president of baseball operations, disclosed Tuesday that the 61-year-old manager has also been dealing with blood clotting problems. Antonetti said doctors at the Cleveland Clinic inserted a stent last week to help Francona’s blood flow “around what was a clogged filter in his veins.” Francona is currently recovering in his downtown apartment and Antonetti said there’s no timetable on when he’ll back. “The outlook is obviously very good, but he’s banged up from the procedure,” Antonetti said. While Francona’s been away, first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr. has filled in as manager. Francona has undergone numerous procedures over the last year to address gastrointestinal issues. He’s missed time in past seasons with other medical problems.
■ Angels, Astros: Albert Pujols continued his climb up the career charts Monday night, passing Alex Rodriguez with his 2,087th RBI. Hank Aaron is the record holder at 2,297. Babe Ruth is next on some lists with 2,214, even though 224 occurred before the RBI became an official statistic in 1920. “Definitely it’s an honor,” Pujols said after an 11-4 road loss to the Astros. The 40-year-old Pujols hit an RBI single in the fifth inning to top ARod. “Congrats to my friend @PujolsFive on another amazing milestone! One of the best hitters ever and an incredible person,” Rodriguez tweeted. Pujols is batting .211 with three HRs and 12 RBIs this season. The three-time MVP and 10-time All-Star has 659 career HRs, one behind Willie Mays for fifth place. ... The Angels’ game against the Astros that was scheduled for Wednesday was postponed until next month because of Hurricane Laura. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Sept. 5 in Anaheim, California. It’s the second time this series was altered because of tropical weather: Thursday’s game was moved and was scheduled to be played as part of a doubleheader Tuesday. Laura is forecast to make landfall on the Gulf coast late Wednesday or early Thursday.
■ Yankees, Braves: OF Aaron Judge was activated from the IL before Tuesday night’s game against the Braves. Judge was shelved with an ailing right calf after hitting .290 with nine HRs and 20 RBIs in 17 games . ... Braves OFs Ronald Acuna Jr. and Nick Markakis returned to the lineup for the game after being activated from the IL. Acuna hadn’t played since Aug. 10 because of a lingering wrist issue, while Markakis was placed on the IL last week after being potentially exposed to COVID-19. The Braves said at the time that they made the move “out of an abundance of caution” after Markakis tested negative.
■ Orioles: LHP Wade LeBlanc will miss the rest of the season because of an elbow problem. The injury has been diagnosed as a stress reaction. The 36year-old started six games, going 1-0 with an 8.06 ERA.