Baltimore Sun

AROUND THE HORN

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Nationals: RHP Stephen Strasburg was placed on the 10-day disabled list because of a nerve problem in the star pitcher’s neck. The team said Strasburg has a cervical nerve impingemen­t. Strasburg did not pitch for the Nationals between June 8 and July 20 because of an inflamed right shoulder. Manager Dave Martinez said there was no timetable for his return. LHP Tommy Milone was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse to fill Strasburg’s roster spot.

Cubs: The team agreed to acquire LHP Cole Hamels, 34, from the Rangers for two lowlevel prospects. ... 3B Kris Bryant landed on the DL, retroactiv­e to Tuesday, because of his ailing left shoulder. The man who replaced him on the roster, INF David Bote hit a tying two-run homer in the ninth before Anthony Rizzo followed with a walk-off blast in a 7-6 win over the Diamondbac­ks.

Brewers: The team acquired two-time All-Star closer Joakim Soria from the White Sox for a pair of pitching prospects, LHP Kodi Medeiros and RHP Wilber Perez. As part of the trade, the White Sox will send the Brewers $1,064,516 to cover part of Soria’s guaranteed portion of his threeyear, $25 million contract. Soria, 34, was 0-3 with a 2.56 ERA and 16 saves this season.

Yankees: Slugger Aaron Judge was hit on his right wrist by a pitch and forced to leave early, overshadow­ing a 7-2 win over the Royals. Judge was taken to a hospital for an MRI.

Phillies: Rhys Hoskins, Maikel Franco and Nick Williams each hit two of the team’s record-tying seven home runs in a 9-4 victory over the Reds.

Twins: Mitch Garver hit a tiebreakin­g RBI double with two outs in the eighth in a 2-1 win over the Red Sox. Kyle Gibson allowed one run on four hits in eight innings.

Astros: The team acquired C Martin Maldonado from the Angels for LHP Patrick Sandoval and $250,000 in internatio­nal signing bonus pool allocation. Maldonado is hitting .223 with 32 RBIs in 78 games.

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