Reds’ Fraley exits game after being hit by pitch
Cincinnati Reds right fielder Jake Fraley left Tuesday’s game against the San Diego Padres after being hit on the right hand by a Joe Musgrove pitch in the bottom of the first.
Fraley remained in the game after being tended to by Reds trainer Sean McQueeney. But Fraley was removed from the game prior to the top of the second.
After Cincinnati manager David Bell informed home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt that Stuart Fairchild would come in and play center and Will Benson would move over to right, Bell made his way back to the Reds’ dugout and smashed a chair against the bat rack.
Cubs remove struggling Hendricks from starting rotation
The Chicago Cubs have seen enough from their former ace Kyle Hendricks and have taken him out of the starting rotation, according to manager Craig Counsell.
Hendricks has seven starts this season, an 0-4 record and an ERA of 10.57.
Counsell told reporters Tuesday that he wasn’t sure whether the move would be permanent.
“Our pitching is precarious enough right now that we can’t (commit) to anything long-term,” Counsell said. “We are going day-by-day with a lot of this right now, and I think we should.
“The goal still is to get Kyle on track and get him back in the rotation. That’s absolutely what I’d like to do, yeah.”
Report: Mets’ Raley to have Tommy John surgery
New York Mets left-hander Brooks Raley will undergo Tommy John surgery and miss the remainder of the season, Newsday reported Tuesday.
Raley, 35, hasn’t pitched since April 19, when he did not allow a run over two-thirds of an inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Guardians place Carrasco on IL
The Cleveland Guardians placed Tuesday’s previously scheduled starter, Carlos Carrasco, on the injured list because of an acute neck spasm.
The team recalled Xzavion Curry from Triple-A Columbus to step in for Carrasco and start Cleveland’s home game Tuesday night against the New York Mets.
Carrasco, a 37-year-old right-hander, was traded from Cleveland to the Mets, for whom he pitched the past three seasons. He was a Guardians non-roster invitee before this season.
A’s activate Alexander from IL
The Oakland Athletics activated left-hander Scott Alexander from the injured list Tuesday and optioned right-hander Tyler Ferguson to Triple-A Las Vegas.
Alexander, 34, opened the season on the 15-day IL with a left rib contusion and began a minor league rehab assignment May 3.
Entering his first season with the A’s, Alexander is 19-12 with a 3.29 ERA in 283 appearances (13 starts) over nine seasons with the Kansas City Royals (2015-17), Los Angeles Dodgers (201821) and San Francisco Giants (202223).
Rockies activate Bryant from IL
The Colorado Rockies reinstated infielder/outfielder Kris Bryant from the 10-day injured list and optioned outfielder Sean Bouchard to Triple-A Albuquerque.
The team also outrighted infielder Julio Carreras to Albuquerque after he was designated for assignment and cleared waivers.
Bryant, 32, was sidelined with a back injury after crashing into the outfield wall on April 13 at Toronto.