Marlins’ Straily suspended
Miami pitcher Dan Straily has been suspended for five games for intentionally throwing a pitch at San Francisco’s Buster Posey while warnings were in place for both teams.
Major League Baseball also suspended Marlins manager Don Mattingly for one game Thursday and fined Straily and Mattingly undisclosed amounts.
On Tuesday night in theMarlins’ 6-3 loss in San Francisco, Straily and Mattingly were automatically ejected in the second inning after Straily hit Posey on the left arm with a pitch. Both sides had been warned by plate umpire Andy Fletcher the previous inning after Giants rookie starterDereck Rodriguez beaned Lewis Brinson as tempers flared for the second straight game. Posey had homered in the first inning.
WACHA TO DL » The St. Louis Cardinals placed right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha on the 10- day disabled list with a left oblique strain. They recalled right-hander John Gant from Triple-A Memphis before Thursday night’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers.
Wacha, who leads the team in wins (8-2) and strikeouts (71) in 15 starts with a 3.20 ERA, left Wednesday’s start against the Philadelphia Phillies with the injury. He surrendered a two-run homer to Cesar Her- nandez in the fourth inning and pitched to one more batter before he was replaced by Mike Mayers. The Cardinals lost 4-3.
MILLER RETURNING » Shelby Miller is scheduled to return to the Arizona Diamondbacks’ rotationMonday, 14months after the right-hander underwent Tommy John elbow ligament replacement surgery.
Miller will face the Marlins in Miami. He rejoined the NL West-leading Diamondbacks before their game Thursday night against the Pirates after making four rehab starts in the minor leagues.
A 15-game winner in 2013 with the St. Louis Cardinals and an All- Star in 2015 with the Atlanta Braves, Miller was injured in his fourth start last season. He has a 5-14 record and 5.78 ERA in 24 starts since the Diamondbacks acquired him from the Braves in a trade prior to the 2016 season.
MARINERS MOVES » The SeattleMariners have placed righthanders Juan Nicasio and Dan Altavilla on the 10-day disabled list, recalled infielder Daniel Vogelbach, and purchased the contract of right-hander Mike Morin from Triple-A Tacoma.
Nicasio has swelling in his right knee, while Altavilla is sidelined by a right elbow UCL sprain.