AROUND THE HORN

Rays: All-star lefthander Shane Mcclanahan was placed on the 15-day injured list because of a shoulder impingement on Wednesday, a day after he was a late scratch from the Rays’ 7-2 win over the Marlins. Mcclanahan cut his pregame warmup short Tuesday because of the injury. He later said “something just didn’t feel right.” Mcclanahan underwent imaging on his shoulder Wednesday, which revealed a “best case scenario,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Cash said Mcclanahan will get an injection in the shoulder when the team returns to Tampa, and he is optimistic that the injury will not lead to an extended absence. “I think we made the right decision to shut it down and just catch it early,” Mcclanahan said. “When I was told ‘best case scenario,’ I was very, very pleased. This could have gone a lot of different ways. For it to be what it is, it’s a sigh of relief.” The Rays, who hold the top AL wild-card spot, recalled right-hander Calvin Faucher from Triple-a Durham to start Wednesday against the Marlins. In his second season, the 25-yearold Mcclanahan (11-5) has been one of the top pitchers in the majors. He started the All-star game and is second in the AL in wins and ERA at 2.20. The Rays also placed second baseman Brandon Lowe on the 10-day IL with a right triceps contusion. Lowe hasn’t played since being hit by a pitch against the Red Sox on Aug 26.

Padres, Giants: The Padres and Giants will play in the first regular-season Major League Baseball games in Mexico City next year, three seasons after the first scheduled matchup there was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The NL West rivals will play a two-game series at Estadio Alfredo Harp Helú Béisbol on April 29 and 30. The Padres will be the home team in both games. MLB had announced in December 2019 that the Padres and

Diamondbacks would play the following April 18 and 19 at the 20,000-capacity ballpark, which opened in March 2019. But the pandemic delayed opening day from March 26 to July 23 and caused the Mexico games to be canceled, along with a Cubs-cardinals series in London on June 13 and 14, and a three-game series between the Mets and Marlins at San Juan, Puerto Rico, from April 28-30. The Cubs-cardinals series at London’s Olympic Stadium was rescheduled for next June 24-25.

Phillies: Lee Thomas, an All-star player who eventually became the architect of the 1993 NL champion Phillies, died. He was 86. No details about the cause were given. Thomas was the Phillies GM from 198897, and he spent the early portion of his tenure acquiring players who helped lead the team on their improbable run to the World Series. Thomas acquired John Kruk, Terry Mulholland, Curt Schilling, Lenny Dykstra, Milt Thompson, Danny Jackson and others who played on the team that lost to the Blue Jays in the 1993 World Series. A former All-star who played both outfield and first base, Thomas hit 106 HRS in 1,027 career games. In 1962 while playing for the Angels, he was named an AL All-star, batting .290 with 26 HRS and 104 RBIS. He played parts of eight seasons with the Yankees, Angels, Red Sox, Braves, Cubs and Astros.

Astros: Jose Altuve drove in two runs and scored two more for the Al-best Astros in a 5-3 road win over the Rangers and their All-star starter Martín Pérez on Wednesday. The reigning AL champs will enter September at 84-47, matching their best record through 131 games. Astros RHP Cristian Javier (8-9) struck out seven and walked three while allowing three runs over five innings. Pérez (10-5) gave up five runs on nine hits in five innings.