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Sandoval placed on 10-day IL

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SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have placed infielder Pablo Sandoval on the 10-day injured list with right elbow inflammati­on.

Manager Bruce Bochy said the injury has bothered Sandoval to varying degrees for several years, but it flared up Sunday when the 33-year-old switch-hitter was batting right-handed.

“It’s very damaged, it’s beat up,” said Sandoval, who has had bone chips in his right elbow ince 2013.

Bochy says Sandoval recently underwent an MRI, but the severity of his injury isn’t known. He had a cortisone shot on Sunday.

“He is in pain,” Bochy said. “This has flared up before, but not quite like this. Sometimes it goes away in two or three days and other times it’s lingered. time we can’t get it to go away.”

A member of the Giants’ three World Series championsh­ip teams from 2010 to 2014, Sandoval has been a revelation since returning to San Francisco in 2017 after being released by the Boston Red Sox. He is batting .269 with 14 homers and 41 RBIs.

Sandoval has appeared in 107 games, playing 45 times at third base, 23 at first and 49 as a pinch hitter. He pitched once.

“It’s frustratin­g,” Sandoval said. “But at the same time, you have to take care of yourself to be ready for September and that push.”

In a correspond­ing move Wednesday, the Giants activated outfielder Alex Dickerson (right oblique strain). Bochy said Dickerson will be available to pinch hit in each of the Giants’ next two games but may not make his first start until Friday. This

Phillies: RHP Jake Arrieta said he will likely have season-ending surgery soon because of a bone spur in his pitching elbow. Arrieta has pitched through pain for several starts but his inability to go more than five innings led him to shut it down. He’s scheduled for an MRI on Thursday and then will determine his course of action. He is 8-8 with a 4.64 ERA this season and was 10-11 with a 3.96 ERA in 2018.

Athletics: Matt Chapman homered twice, including a pivotal drive in the ninth inning that followed a late collapse by the A’s bullpen, and the Athletics held on to beat the Giants 9-5 in San Francisco.

Brewers: Rookie Trent Grisham hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Brewers rallied to beat the Twins 6-5 in Milwaukee. The Brewers trailed 5-3 when Grisham, batting leadoff in his 11th game in the majors, blasted a 2-2 fastball from Sergio Romo into the right-field stands. The Twins hit three homers, extending their MLB-leading total to 233.

Yankees: Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer and the Yankees beat the Orioles for the 16th straight time this season, winning 6-5 in New York in their final meeting this year. The Yankees went 17-2 against the O’s, their most wins against any opponent in a season since going 17-5 over the Kansas City A’s in 1959.

Indians: OF Yasiel Puig has become a U.S. citizen. The Cuban-born Puig, who was traded to the Indians by the Reds last month, posted a photo Wednesday on social media showing him waving a small American flag in Miami. He wrote, “Thank you God for this great opportunit­y to be an American citizen.”

Pirates: RHP Jameson Taillon will miss the 2020 season after undergoing reconstruc­tive surgery on his right elbow for a second time. The team said Taillon underwent Tommy John surgery in New York. The club initially hoped Taillon, who hasn’t pitched since May 1, would only need surgery on his right flexor tendon. During the operation, it was determined Taillon also needed surgery to repair the ulnar collateral ligament in the elbow.

Nationals: Anthony Rendon, Kurt Suzuki and Adam Eaton hit homers in a 10-run fifth that included an RBI single from Stephen Strasburg, and the Nationals tacked on another six runs in the next inning of what became a 17-7 victory over the Reds, completing a three-game series sweep.

Mets: All-Star LF Jeff McNeil was placed on the 10-day injured list and the team recalled IF Ruben Tejada from Triple-A Syracuse. The Mets said McNeil suffered a mild left hamstring strain when trying to beat out an infield grounder in Tuesday night’s 5-3 loss to the Braves.

Extra innings: Rafael Devers homered and singled, extending his hit streak to eight straight atbats, and Xander Bogaerts connected twice to lead the Red Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Indians in Cleveland . ... Rays OF Avisail Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list a day after sustaining an oblique strain against the Padres. Garcia has started 101 games, posting a .278 batting average, 17 home runs and 57 RBIs.

 ?? ORLANDO RAMIREZ/AP ?? Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval watches his home run against the Padres on July 26.
ORLANDO RAMIREZ/AP Giants infielder Pablo Sandoval watches his home run against the Padres on July 26.

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