Trout to miss significant time with calf strain

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is expected be sidelined for six to eight weeks because of a strained right calf, a setback that could keep him out through the All-Star break.

The Angels put Trout on the injured list Tuesday, a day after he made an early exit in a 7-4 win over Cleveland. Trout came up limping after running toward third on an inningending popup in the first inning.

Manager Joe Maddon said after the game that Trout was in a lot of pain.

The three-time MVP is sixth in the American League with a .333 batting average. METS’ PILLAR HAS MULTIPLE NASAL FRACTURES >> New York Mets outfielder Kevin Pillar suffered multiple nasal fractures when he was hit in the face Monday night by a 95 mph fastball from Braves reliever Jacob Webb, a frightening scene that shook both teams.

Pillar met Tuesday with a facial specialist in Atlanta to determine the next steps. He was placed on the 10-day injured list, but was at Truist Park and took out the lineup card prior to the second game of the series between the NL East rivals.

“It was such a scary moment,” Mets manager Luis Rojas said. “It’s unbelievable that he’s here and walking around.”

While Pillar is expected to be out for an extended period, he jokingly told Rojas that if “he could see a little better, he’d be fighting with me to be in the lineup.”

Webb reached out to Pillar, who responded that there were no hard feelings. The Mets player also provided an encouraging update on his Twitter account.

“Thanks to everyone that has reached out! Scary moment but I’m doing fine!” he posted. STENNETT DIES AFTER CANCER FIGHT >> Rennie Stennett, the sure-handed second baseman who was part of the first all-Black starting lineup in major league history and later helped the Pittsburgh Pirates win the 1979 World Series, has died. He was 72.

The team, citing information provided by the Stennett family, said Stennett passed away early Tuesday following a bout with cancer.

Stennett hit .274 with 41 home runs and 432 RBIs in 11 big league seasons (1971-81), nine of them with Pittsburgh.

On Sept. 16, 1975, he became the only player in the modern era to go 7 for 7 in a nine-inning game when he hit four singles, two doubles and a triple in a 22-0 win over the Cubs.

Stennett left the Pirates after the 1979 season, signing a five-year contract with the Giants, who released him in April 1982.

METS 4, BRAVES 3 >> Tomas Nido hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth to help New York defeat Atlanta on Tuesday.

Nido, who had three hits in Monday’s win, greeted Braves closer Will Smith (0-4) with a long fly that reached the seats in left-center. It was his second homer of the season and his first career home run against Atlanta. CARDINALS 5, PIRATES 2 >> Nolan Arenado hit a two-run homer to power St. Louis past Pittsburgh.

Tommy Edman added a two-run single as the Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak.