Pitcher Arrieta quickly catches on with Padres
Jake Arrieta caught on with a playoff contender after getting released by the Chicago Cubs, signing a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres on Monday.
The former NL Cy Young Award winner is expected to make his first start for San Diego on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.
The Padres signed Arrieta to add depth to their injury-plagued rotation. Chris Paddack (left oblique strain) and Yu Darvish (back tightness) are on the 10-day injured list. San Diego manager Jayce Tingler said Arrieta was put on the team’s taxi squad after joining the team in Denver for the start of a three-game series.
“We need quality innings, we need pitches, we need an opportunity to win games,” Tingler said.
WOMAN TESTIFIES SHE WAS CHOKED BY BAUER » A womanwrapped her own hair around her neck as she sat on the witness stand to demonstrate the way she said Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer used it to choke her into unconsciousness.
“I couldn’t breathe. It almost felt like I was going to gag. I was gagging for air. Then I went unconscious,” the woman said, crying through one of the more dramatic moments in more than three hours of testimony Monday. “It took me a while to remember who was even having sex with me, or where I was.”
The 27-year-old San Diego woman is seeking a five-year restraining order against Bauer, who was placed on paid administrative leave on July 2 by Major League Baseball.
That leave has been extended through Friday. MLB and police in Pasadena are investigating the woman’s allegations, and Bauer could face punishment under baseball’s domestic violence policy.
YANKEES 2, ANGELS 1 » Gerrit Cole pitched twohit ball into the sixth inning and struck out nine in his return from the COVID-19 injured list, Joey Gallo hit a two-run homer and the Yankees beat the Angels. New York has won 10 of 13 and pulled within two games of Boston for an AL wild-card spot.
RAYS 9, ORIOLES 2 » Brett Phillips had an inside-the-park homer, Brandon Lowe went deep twice, and the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays handed the Baltimore Orioles their 12th consecutive loss.