Braves’ Ynoa breaks hand, out two months
Atlanta Braves right-hander Huascar Ynoa suffered a broken right hand when he punched the dugout bench following a poor start at Milwaukee on Sunday and is expected to miss two months.
Braves manager Brian Snitker said Ynoa’s hand was hurting on the flight back to Atlanta, leading to the tests which revealed the fracture.
Ynoa was frustrated after giving up five runs and nine hits in 4 1/3 innings of the 10-9 loss to the Brewers.
“I knew he had done it and it was sore but in the flight it started bothering him more,” Snitker said Monday. “They checked this morning and it was a fracture. It’s a shame.”
Ynoa (4-2, 3.02) has the lowest ERA and most wins on the Braves staff.
STANTON GOES ON IL WITH QUAD STRAIN >> Designated hitter Giancarlo Stanton was placed on the 10-day injured list Monday
by the New York Yankees because of a left quad strain.
The Yankees made the move before the opener of their fourgame series in Texas. It was retroactive to Friday, the day after he last played. He was held out of all three games during a weekend series in Baltimore.
Right-hander Albert Abreu was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. METS’ WALKER LEAVES GAME
WITH TIGHTNESS >> Taijuan Walker left the New York Mets’ game against the Atlanta Braves on Monday with tightness in his left side.
Walker pitched only three innings, allowing one hit and no runs, before leaving the game. Hi injury is only the latest for the Mets, who added two regulars to the injured list before the game and already have starter Jacob deGrom recovering from right side tightness.
The Mets placed outfielder Michael Conforto and second baseman Jeff McNeil on the 10day IL with hamstring injuries.