AROUND THE HORN
Red Sox: Ace LHP Chris Sale went on the disabled list with left shoulder inflammation, meaning he will miss his scheduled start this week against the Yankees. Sale is leading the majors in strikeouts and tops the AL with a 2.04 ERA. Sale is 5-0 in his last six starts and hasn’t given up a run in his last three outings. LHP Brian Johnson will start Thursday’s game against the Yankees. RHP Brandon Workman was recalled from Triple-A Pawtucket.
Twins: RHP Trevor May was recalled from Triple-A Rochester after missing the 2017 season while recovering from Tommy John surgery. May was 0-4 with a 4.00 ERA in four starts and nine relief appearances for the Red Wings, with 16 walks and 25 strikeouts. He was 13-17 with a 5.14 ERA with the Twins from 2014-16.
Nationals: SS Trea Turner apologized to his teammates for homophobic and racially insensitive tweets he sent several years ago. “It’s not when I said the things I said. It’s that I said them at all,” the 25-year-old Turner said . ... The team reinstated 3B Anthony Rendon from the family medical leave list.
Yankees: LHP J.A. Happ was sent home after contracting hand, foot and mouth disease. He wasn’t scheduled to start against the Orioles, but it could affect his status this weekend against the Red Sox.
Mariners: The team designated 2B Gordon Beckham for assignment and optioned 1B Daniel Vogelbach to Triple-A Tacoma. The Mariners also placed 3B Kyle Seager on paternity leave.
Athletics: RHP Daniel Gossett will undergo Tommy John surgery Wednesday, two days after opening day starter Kendall Graveman had a similar procedure. Gossett, winless in five starts this season, has been out since June 4 with a right elbow strain. Giants: Brandon Crawford singled in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning in a 3-2 victory over the Padres, who have dropped seven straight games.