CUT ON FINGER BENCHES WEAVER
MO.» Cardinals KANSAS CITY, pitcher Luke Weaver cut his finger while opening a food tray in the clubhouse at Kansas City and was scratched from his start against the Royals.
Weaver had been scheduled to pitch Sunday.
The accident occurred Saturday night when the righty sliced the index finger on his pitching hand on the aluminum foil covering a tray. Super glue was applied, but it did not hold sufficiently for Weaver to pitch deep into a game.
Tyson Ross, claimed by the Cardinals last week off waivers from San Diego, pitched in place of Weaver.
“He cut it on the piece of the topping,” Cardinals interim manager Mike Shildt said. “We found out about in the seventh inning. It just made sense long term to give him the day off.”
“It’s on his right index finger. He probably could have started, but it just made sense to not push it and have him throw 90 or 100 pitches. We didn’t want him to miss another start,” he said. “We want to put this behind him and have him move on to the next start, and give Tyson Ross an opportunity. It’s worked out for Tyson and for us to have a quality starter, and he’s available and is on more than regular rest.”
The 24-year-old Weaver is 6-10 with a 4.66 ERA in 23 starts.
Dodgers rearrange bullpen.
The Dodgers are sending righthanders Kenta Maeda and Ross Stripling to the bullpen to make room for two starters about to return from the disabled list.
Left-hander Alex Wood is scheduled to come off the disabled list and pitch Tuesday against San Francisco. He went on the DL on Aug. 4 with adductor tendinitis. Lefty Hyun-Jin Ryu is healed from a strained groin that has sidelined him since early May. Ryu is expected to be activated and start on Wednesday.
Stripling will be ready for bullpen action Tuesday and Maeda on Wednesday.
The Dodgers are using a closer-by-committee approach in the bullpen with Kenley Jansen sidelined because of an irregular heartbeat.
Rangers activate DeShields.
YORK» The Rangers activated NEW outfielder Delino DeShields from the seven-day concussion disabled list before their series finale against the Yankees.
DeShields was batting ninth Sunday and playing center field.
In a corresponding move, Texas optioned outfielder/infielder Drew Robinson to Triple-A Round Rock.
DeShields was placed on the disabled list Aug. 4 with concussion symptoms. They were believed to be related to the 25year-old banging the back of his head while attempting a sliding catch against Boston on July 11.
He was placed in Major League Baseball’s concussion protocol but returned to the lineup in Texas’ game two days later. DeShields played in seven of the Rangers’ 14 games after the allstar break before being scratched from the lineup with headaches on Aug. 3.
DeShields was batting .208 with 2 home runs and 21 RBIs in 81 games.
Braves to promote Toussaint.
ATLANTA» The Braves are expected to promote Touki Toussaint from Triple-A to make his major-league debut in the opener of a day-night doubleheader at home against Miami.
Bumgarner vs. Kershaw.
ANGELES» Giants star Madison LOS Bumgarner and Los Angeles lefty Clayton Kershaw face each other for the 11th time when the Giants visit Dodger Stadium. Bumgarner is 4-3 with a 2.56 ERA against Kershaw in the previous 10 head-to-head meetings. Kershaw is 3-4 with a 2.00 ERA in those starts.