May injury deals another blow to Dodgers’ staff
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Dustin May was put on the 10-day injured list Sunday with an arm ailment, the latest setback for the pitching staff of the World Series champions.
May threw just 27 pitches Saturday before leaving a game the Dodgers eventually lost 6-5 to Milwaukee in 11 innings. After his final pitch, May reacted with obvious pain, took a few steps and called for attention.
After the game, manager Dave Roberts said May felt “kind of a shooting sensation” through his arm on a curveball he threw.
Roberts said Sunday the 23-year-old May would get an MRI when the team arrives in Chicago today to begin a series against the Cubs.
The Dodgers purchased the contract of lefthander Mike Kickham.
May is 1-1 with a 2.74 ERA in five starts this season.
May joins a crowd of Dodgers pitchers on the injured list that also includes Caleb Ferguson (left elbow surgery), Tony Gonsolin (right shoulder inflammation), Brusdar Graterol (right forearm tightness), Tommy Kahnle (Tommy John surgery), Joe Kelly (shoulder inflammation), Corey Knebel (right lat strain) and David Price (right hamstring strain). BRAVES LOSE TWO CATCHERS >> The Atlanta Braves put catchers Travis d’Arnaud and Alex Jackson on the injured list.
D’Arnaud was placed on the 60-day IL with a torn ligament in his left thumb after getting hurt on a tag play at the plate in the sixth inning of Saturday night’s game against Toronto.
Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said that d’Arnaud is being set for surgery sometime in the next few days.
Jackson, who replaced d’Arnaud in the game, went on the 10-day IL with a strained left hamstring.
Catcher William Contreras was recalled from the Braves’ alternate site and started Sunday against the Blue Jays. Catcher Jeff Mathis had his contract purchased from the alternate site.
Contreras, 23, made his major league debut last season.
Mathis, 38, spent the previous two seasons with Texas. The 16-year veteran known for his defense has a career .194 batting average. PHILLIES’ ALVARADO SUSPENDED >> Philadelphia Phillies reliever José Alvarado was suspended three games by Major League Baseball for inciting a bench-clearing dustup with the Mets.
Alvarado decided to appeal the penalty and will remain eligible to pitch until the process is completed.
Alvarado struck out Smith to end a threat in the eighth inning Friday, then thumped his glove and pointed and shouted in Smith’s direction. Tempers flared as Smith pulled off his helmet, Alvarado threw his glove to the ground and the two approached each other as the benches and bullpens emptied. Both players were restrained and no punches were thrown.