MILWAUKEE – Chicago Cubs left -handed, Shota Imanaga, left the match on Sunday in Milwaukee after tense his left hamstrings, adding another injury to the rotation struck for central leaders of the NL.
Imanaga injured when he left the mound to cover the first goal on a double potential game during the defeat of the 4-0 Cubs against the Brewers. He left his previous departure by cramps in each of his legs.
“We will probably do an imagery to see what is going on,” said Cubs manager Craig Counsell. “He has never had muscle strains of the lower body, so he is a little uncertain of what the feeling means. But he felt something, that's for sure, so we will simply have him checked tomorrow and from there.”
Counsell said the Cubs would need more information before determining if Iunaga needed to make the injured list. Cubs already have the left -handed Justin Steele for the season with an elbow injury and the right -hander Javier Assad on the IL with an oblique problem.
If Imanaga must go to IL, the cubs could move Chris Flexen in the rotation. They also cade Horton to Triple-A iowa, and days off the coming days on Thursday, May 15.
Imanaga's injury occurred during the sixth round of a goalless match.
At 31, he has 18-5 with an MPM of 2.89 since his signing of a contract of $ 53 million over four years with the Cubs in January 2024.
Outing time
Toronto – The right -hander of Cleveland Guardians Tanner Bibee left the departure of Sunday in Toronto after five rounds because of the cramps in both legs, but later said that he does not expect to miss at any time.
Bibee came to the mound to warm up for the bottom of the sixth round on Sunday, but seemed to be in discomfort, raising the legs several times and calling the coach out of the canoe. The left-handed Tim Herrin replaced Bibee, who won the 5-4 victory in Cleveland. Bibee granted three points, two deserved and five strokes. He left with an advance of 4-3.
Volpe Hoping
NEW YORK-The Anthony Volpe CURT-COURT hopes to return to the starting range of the New York Yankees for the opening of the Monday series against San Diego after missing a 7-5 defeat against Tampa Bay Volpe injured his left shoulder on a dive trying to go to a group in the eighth round of the 3-2-2-2 defeat 3-2-2
He was injured in an unsuccessful attempt with a stab on the single of the eighth round of Christopher Morel on Saturday. Managing Aaron Boone says radiographs and MRI have shown no injury.
The return
Chicago – Lance McClulrs Jr. finally returned to the mound in a major league match.
McCullers, 31, started on Sunday for the Astros of Houston and launched 3 goals aimed during his first outing since match 3 of the 2022 World Series in Philadelphia. The McCullers underwent surgery in June 2023 to repair its right flexor tendon and to eliminate a bone spur.
Then it was closed after a setback last year. He kept the White Sox from Chicago off the dashboard during his first match, granting three strokes and three balls on balls with four stick withdrawals. The astros lost 5-4 in a match have shortened seven-sleeves by the rain.
Texas Fires Coach
Arlington, Texas – The Texas Rangers dismissed the offensive coordinator Donnie Ecker after the prolonged difficulties of the team scored points.
The decision was announced after the Rangers won 8-1 Sunday in their standard final against Seattle, a leader of Al West.
Even with this explosion, the Rangers were the last in the American league with 113 points. Their average carried out is in the top 4 of the American League.
Ace struck in the face
Boston – Boston Red Sox Ace Garrett Crochet had a near Sunday call when an online journey jumped his glove and his nose on the second goal path for an update.
The manager of the Red Sox, Alex Cora, rushed to the mound with a team coach after the left-hander narrowly missed a direct blow on the Minnesota Corlos Correa Correa-Correa batch in the fourth round. The ball failed on the hook glove as it turned his head before he hit his nose and continued on his way.
Cora and the coach asked for a towel and a hook had a small net of blood out when he was blowing his nose.
He stayed in it and withdrew the next striker, Jonah Bride. He then abandoned the single of Brooks Lee before Harrison Bader bounced short, ending the Channel.
