Boston’s Wright shelved for season

The Boston Red Sox say knuckleballer Steven Wright needs knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season.

The team said before Thursday night’s game against Baltimore that the right-hander will have an operation to repair the cartilage in his left knee next week.

Red Sox manager John Farrell said there wasn’t one thing that caused the injury. Wright pitched Saturday and came out without any complaints, according to Dave Dombrowski, the team’s president of baseball operations.

In all, the 2016 All-Star was 1-4 with an 8.25 ERA in five starts this season.

Dombrowski said he thought the team didn’t need to make a move to bolster the rotation. David Price threw three simulated innings on Thursday and hit 95 mph with his last pitch.

Nationals: Slugger Bryce Harper leftWashington’s 4-2 win over Arizona after hurting his left groin and is day to day, according to manager Dusty Baker.

Harper said he felt the injury while diving to make a catch during the third inning. He batted three more times and was replaced in right field by Chris Heisey to start the seventh.

Cardinals: Outfielders Dexter Fowler and Stephen Piscottyleft the game against Milwaukee after getting hurt. P is co tty suffered as trained right hamstring and Fowler a strained right shoulder. Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Piscotty would remain in St. Louis while the team travels toAtlanta for a series starting Friday night.

Tigers: Second baseman Ian Kinsler is suffering from left hamstring tightness, but manager Brad Ausmus expects the injury to be “shortterm,” the Detroit Free Press reported. The Tigers open a series against the A’s on Friday night in Oakland.