Verlander to miss at least two weeks with strained forearm

Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander has a strained right forearm and will be shut down for at least two weeks.

Astros manager Dusty Baker announced the injury after Houston's 7-6 loss to the Mariners on Sunday, saying Verlander would be evaluated after two weeks.

V er lander denied a report that the injury would end his season in a tweet Sunday night. Baker also denied the report.

The 37- year-old Verla nd er had groin surgery in March but recovered in time to pitch for the Astros on opening day Friday with the season delayed because of t he coronavirus pandemic.

Baker said V er lander felt" tenderness" in his arm during his start on Friday, where he pitched six innings and got the win. He had an MRI on Saturday, and now he'll miss at least roughly a third of this 60- game regular season.

MARLINS: Miami scratched right- hander Jose U re na from his scheduled start Sunday in Philadelphia and delayed their postgame trip home amid concerns about a possible coronavirus outbreak within the team.

No reason was given for Urena being scratched in the series finale, which Miami won 11-6.

Manager Don Mattingly said the Marlins decided to wait until Monday to leave Philadelphia, and they planned to arrive in Miami hours before their home opener against Baltimore. The trip might be made while multiple players remain in Philadelphia.

"The guys that tested positive are quarantined here in Philly," Mattingly said.

Miami catch er Jorge Alfaro went on the injured list hours before the season opener Friday at Philadelphia. The Marlins didn't give a reason.

The team' sp re carious health raised anew doubts about MLB's ability to finish the season during a pandemic. In Cincinnati, Reds second baseman Mike Moustakas and center field er Nick Senzel felt sick Sunday, a day after a team mate went on the injured list because he tested positive for COVID-19.

YANKEES: After a weekend golfing a this New Jersey course, President Donald J. Trump backtracked on his announcement that he would throw out the first pitch at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 15.

Trump cited his focus on the coronavirus pandemic and economy as the reason for his reversal, which came less than 24 hours after Yankees Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Hicks knelt during the national anthem in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and racial injustice protests going on across the country.