Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien collided in pursuit of a fly ball in shallow proper subject in Saturday’s sport, leaving Garcia with a sore forearm that stored him out of Sunday’s sport. The problem was severe sufficient that Garcia underwent an MRI, however supervisor Bruce Bochy instructed MLB.com’s Kennedi Landry (X hyperlink) and different reporters that the outfielder acquired “fairly good” outcomes from the exams. For the reason that Rangers don’t play on Monday, the staff is hopeful that one other day of relaxation may have Garcia prepared for the beginning of their collection Tuesday in opposition to the Phillies.
Garcia has a strong 117 wRC+ over 192 plate appearances this season, although his .251/.297/.491 slash line is clearly power-heavy. Whereas Garcia has 11 homers and is making plenty of exhausting contact, his strikeout and stroll charges are each far beneath the league common, and his 5.7% stroll price is particularly a pointy drop from his 10.3% quantity in 2023. Regardless of these issues, Garcia has nonetheless been one of many higher hitters in a Texas lineup that has struggled to observe up on its big numbers from its championship season.
Extra harm updates from round baseball…
- Sticking with the Rangers, Cody Bradford instructed Landry and different reporters that the stress fracture in his rib isn’t enhancing, even when the harm is not inflicting him ache. Bradford has been shut down from throwing in the interim, and it isn’t but recognized how lengthy this shutdown would possibly prolong his restoration timeline. Bradford hasn’t pitched since April 10 attributable to a decrease again pressure that led to his preliminary placement on the 10-day injured checklist, however the rib fracture was found close to the top of April, and it was anticipated that Bradford would probably miss the remainder of Might. The left-hander had a sterling 1.40 ERA in his first 19 1/3 innings of the season, however his accidents have made him one in every of an unimaginable six beginning pitchers on the Rangers’ IL.
- Emilio Pagan needed to be faraway from the Reds’ 3-2 loss to the Dodgers immediately after the reliever felt some ache in his triceps space. “It felt like my triceps overstretched proper within the center,” Pagan stated instructed MLB.com and different media, although “it wasn’t sharp ache. It wasn’t a seize.” Pagan shall be examined by staff docs through the Monday off-day, however an preliminary spherical of exams created some hope that the difficulty isn’t severe. Pagan’s 54.2% hard-hit ball price is among the many highest in baseball and he’s having his ordinary hassle retaining the ball within the park, however the right-hander has restricted the harm to a 4.19 ERA over 19 1/3 innings due to an impressive strikeout price.
- Pirates pitching prospect Bubba Chandler has been positioned on the seven-day IL at Double-A attributable to forearm tightness, as assistant GM Steve Sanders relayed in an interview on 93.7 radio (hat tip to Justin Guerriero of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Evaluation). Chandler was a third-round choose for the Bucs within the 2021 draft, and he’s ranked 57th by Baseball America and 66th by MLB Pipeline of their present lists of the game’s prime prospects. The righty had 3.10 ERA over his first 20 1/3 innings of the Double-A season however was hit exhausting in his final two outings, maybe in relation to the forearm concern.
