AROUND THE HORN
Dodgers:
The Dodgers have placed Clayton Kershaw on the injured list with inflammation in a pelvic joint. The Dodgers made the move several hours before Kershaw (4-0, 1.80 ERA) was slated to face the Phillies at Dodger Stadium on Friday night.
Mets: Mets catcher James McCann will be sidelined for approximately six weeks after he broke a bone in his left wrist. The Mets say McCann needs surgery to repair his broken left hamate bone.
Guardians: Guardians first baseman Josh Naylor was added to the team’s COVID-19 injured list on Friday, marking the first player to be sidelined by the team’s recent outbreak. The Guardians’ game at the White Sox on Wednesday was postponed because of COVID-19 concerns, and the team was off Thursday. Pitching coach Carl Willis was slated to run the team Friday night at Minnesota after manager Terry Francona was among several coaches placed in health and safety protocols. As of Friday, Naylor was the only Guardians player to land on the COVID-19 list. “We’ve had dozens of tests over the last few days,” general manager Chris Antonetti said. “We’ve been following the guidance of both MLB protocols and recommendations from our medical personnel to determine our testing.”
Padres: The Padres signed veteran second baseman Robinson Canó to a major league contract and plan to use him as a left-handed bat off the bench. Canó was not in Friday’s lineup against the Braves. Acting manager Ryan Christenson said he could get some occasional starts at second and designated hitter. The Mets, who released Canó on Sunday, owe him nearly $45 million remaining on his original contract signed with the Mariners . ... Padres say no cancer was found when manager Bob Melvin had prostate surgery on Wednesday.
Rockies: Rockies outfielder Kris Bryant took swings in the cage Friday for the first time since he was sidelined with a sore back nearly three weeks ago and is eyeing a minor league rehab assignment as soon as next week. Bryant had a cortisone injection in Arizona on Monday that has speeded his recovery from pain in his lower back.
Mariners: Rather than make his Citi Field debut against the team that traded him, Jarred Kelenic was demoted to Triple-A Tacoma by the Mariners on Friday after the team arrived for a weekend series against the Mets. The 22-year-old outfielder was hitting .140 with three homers and 10 RBIs in 30 games.
Reds: Mike Moustakas homered twice and Brandon Drury drove in four runs to break out of a slump and lead the resurgent Reds to an 8-2 victory over the Pirates on Friday night. Moustakas hit a solo shot into the right field stands in the fourth inning to break a 2-2 tie. In the seventh, he had another solo homer to make it 8-2, two batters after Drury had a two-run drive. It was the 15th multihomer game for Moustakas, who has 199 career home runs. He helped the Reds win for the sixth time in eight games following a 3-22 start.
Brandon Lowe hit a pair of triples and Manuel Margot had a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading the Rays over the Blue Jays 5-2. Lowe’s RBI triple capped a three-run eighth as the Rays sent Toronto to its fifth straight loss.