CHAPMAN LATEST YANKEE TO LAND ON DL
MIAMI >> The Yankees’ injury wave has reached the ninth inning.
All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman was placed on the 10-day disabled list Wednesday with tendinitis in his left knee. He joined right fielder Aaron Judge, shortstop Didi Gregorius and catcher Gary Sanchez on the DL for the Yankees, who have baseball’s second-best record despite their misfortune. Manager Aaron Boone said he expected Chapman back for the final stretch for the season. Chapman said he hoped he would be ready to pitch again as soon as he’s eligible.
“That’s what you hope for — that it’s only 10 days,” the Cuban left-hander said through a translator. “We’ve got to rest and see how the knee reacts.” Chapman said his knee discomfort dates back to May, but this is his first stint on the DL this year. The diagnosis came after he underwent an MRI, and he’ll fly to New York for further examination Friday. “I’m confident he’s going to play a major factor for us down the stretch and hopefully in the postseason,” Boone said. “I do think this is something we’ll be able to manage, hopefully.” Chapman entered Tuesday’s game at Miami in the 12th inning to try for his 32nd save. He walked Isaac Galloway leading off, threw one pitch to the next batter and then departed.
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Tuesday’s games
Toronto 8, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 6, Boston 3 Detroit 2, Chicago Cubs 1
N.Y. Yankees 2, Miami 1, 12 innings Tampa Bay 4, Kansas City 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Arizona 5, L.A. Angels 4 Oakland 6, Texas 0 Houston 3, Seattle 2
Wednesday’s games
Toronto 6, Baltimore 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 3 Texas 4, Oakland 2 Houston at Seattle Chicago Cubs at Detroit Cleveland at Boston Kansas City at Tampa Bay
N.Y. Yankees at Miami
L.A. Angels at Arizona
Thursday’s games
76 76 72 63 57 50 51 55 64 72 .603 _ .598 1⁄2 .567 4 1⁄2 .496 131⁄2 .442 201⁄2 Cleveland (Plutko 4-3) at Boston (Price 13-6), 1:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Shields 5-14) at Detroit (Boyd 7-11), 1:10 p.m. Kansas City (Duffy 7-11) at Tampa Bay (Glasnow 1-3), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Cahill 5-2) at Minnesota (Stewart 0-1), 8:10 p.m. Arizona Colorado Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego
Tuesday’s games
Atlanta 6, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 10, Philadelphia 4 Detroit 2, Chicago Cubs 1
N.Y. Mets 6, San Francisco 3 N.Y. Yankees 2, Miami 1, 12 innings Cincinnati 9, Milwaukee 7
San Diego 4, Colorado 3 Arizona 5, L.A. Angels 4
St. Louis 5, L.A. Dodgers 2
Wednesday’s games
Milwaukee 4, Cincinnati 0 Atlanta at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Washington Chicago Cubs at Detroit N.Y. Yankees at Miami San Francisco at N.Y. Mets San Diego at Colorado L.A. Angels at Arizona
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers
Thursday’s games
Philadelphia (Nola 14-3) at Washington (Scherzer 16-5), 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-5) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 8-7), 1:10 p.m.
San Diego (Lucchesi 6-7) at Colorado (Freeland 11-7), 3:10 p.m. Atlanta (Newcomb 10-6) at Miami (Straily 4-6), 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 6-3) at Chicago Cubs (Hamels 8-9), 8:05 p.m.