Tuesday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates after he suffered a left wrist
contusion when he was hit by a pitch
Willie McCovey Jersey , per Carrie Muskat of MLB.com.According to Patrick Mooney of The Athletic, X-rays were negative. However, manager Joe Maddon
doesn't envision Bryant playing in Wednesday's game.This is not the first
setback for Bryant this season after he missed significant time with a shoulder
injury in the summer. He entered Tuesday's contest slashing .277/.375/.460 with
12 home runs and 49 RBI this season, his fourth in the league.Bryant has known
nothing but success since he entered the major leagues, winning the 2015
National League Rookie of the Year and the 2016 National League MVP before
helping the Cubs break a 108-year curse with the 2016 World Series title. The
two-time All-Star is a consistent source of power for Chicago when healthy and
blasted 39 homers in 2016 and 29 in 2017.While Bryant is one of the best players
in all of baseball, one reason the Cubs are contenders yet again is the
versatility across their roster.Look for them to turn toward a number of options
on the hot corner while Bryant is sidelined. Chicago called up David Bote from
the minors last time Bryant went on the disabled list and could give him the
starting job moving forward. Tommy La Stella is another option, and the Cubs can
even turn toward shortstop Javier Baez and ask Mike Freeman to man his
position.Those players can help keep the North Siders afloat in the short term,
but Chicago likely needs Bryant back and anchoring the lineup to win a second
World Series in three years. TORONTO (AP) — Toronto first baseman Justin Smoak
figured teammate Randal Grichuk never saw it coming.Grichuk was injured in a
bizarre collision with a security guard’s chair, and replacement Tesocar
Hernandez hit a three-run homer as the Blue Jays beat the Cleveland Indians 6-2
on Sunday.The Indians’ magic number to lock up their third straight AL Central
title stayed at five.Grichuk was checked for a possible concussion after
slamming face-first into the guard’s metal stool while chasing Brandon Guyer’s
foul fly in the fourth inning. Initial concussion tests were negative, the Blue
Jays said, but more tests will be done Monday. He’s been diagnosed with multiple
facial cuts but no fractures.As Grichuk and Smoak sprinted toward the
ball
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carrying his stool and seemingly unaware the outfielder was closing in. Grichuk
slid and made the catch, but crashed into the stool the staffer was holding by
his side.“I peeked at him and I saw him sliding, trying to make a play there, so
I peeled out,” Smoak said. “All of a sudden I heard him get clocked with a chair
in the face. Scary right there for a second, but hopefully he’s all
right.”Grichuk stayed down for several minutes and was treated on the field by
Blue Jays trainers. When he stood up to walk off, television images showed a
long, swollen mark on his face, running across his nose and between his
eyes.Smoak said it’s difficult to be aware of obstacles, especially because
Toronto’s domed roof makes it hard to look away from flyballs.“We’re worried
about each other and the ball at the same time
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the clubhouse following the game.“He was laughing a bit, so that was a good
sign,” Gibbons said. “He’s a pretty boy, you don’t want to hurt that
face.”Hernandez entered the game when Grichuk exited, and homered in the
eighth.Smoak connected off Mike Clevinger (11-8) in the first, his team-leading
24th.Francisco Lindor hit a solo homer off Thomas Pannone (2-1) in the third,
his career-best 34th and third of the series. Smoak answered with a two-out RBI
single in the bottom half.Brandon Barnes chased Pannone with a one-out homer in
the Cleveland seventh, his first since 2015. Ryan Tepera came on and struck out
the next two batters.Michael Brantley singled off left-hander Jose Fernandez to
begin the eighth but righty Jake Petricka came on and struck out Jose Ramirez,
Edwin Encarnacion, and Yandy Diaz.David Paulino got two outs in the ninth but
put two runners on before Ken Giles came on and got Lindor to ground out,
earning his 20th save in as many opportunities.Making his third career start in
place of right-hander Marcus Stroman (blister)
http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-williams-jersey , Pannone allowed two runs and four hits in 6 1-3 innings against his former
team.A Double-A All-Star in the Indians organization last season, Pannone was
dealt to Toronto for reliever Joe Smith on July 31, 2017.“It was a great
opportunity to go out there and face the team that traded me last season,”
Pannone said. “It was definitely extra special.”Indians manager Terry Francona
said Pannone “took the sting out of our bats.”“He doesn’t light up the radar
gun,” Francona said, “It just seemed like he got past our barrels, had us
reaching. A lot of popups.”30-30Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez stole second base in
the first, becoming the third 30-homer, 30-steal player in Indians history. Joe
Carter did it in 1987 and Grady Sizemore in 2008. Ramirez is the first 30-30
player in the big leagues since 2012, when Ryan Braun and Mike Trout both
reached the mark.ROWDY’S RUN ENDSBlue Jays rookie Rowdy Tellez went 0 for 4, his
first hitless game since making his debut last week. Tellez set a Blue Jays
record Saturday
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runs at home, second in the AL to the Yankees (127).TRAINER’S ROOMIndians: LHP
Andrew Miller (left shoulder) is expected to be activated off the 10-day
disabled Monday.Blue Jays: Hernandez went to left field after Grichuk’s injury,
with Billy McKinney moving from left to right. … Toronto activated INF Yangervis
Solarte off the 10-day DL. Solarte suffered a strained right oblique in an Aug.
11 game against Tampa Bay.UP NEXTIndians: RHP Corey Kluber (18-7, 2.75) starts
the opener of a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Monday. The major league
leader in wins, Kluber is 2-0 with a 0.66 ERA in his past two outings. The Rays
have not named a starter.Blue Jays: After an off day, LHP Ryan Borucki (3-4,
4.39) starts the opener of a three-game series at Boston on Tuesday night.
Borucki is 1-0 in two starts against the Red Sox this season, allowing 11 runs
in eight innings. LHP Chris Sale (12-4, 1.97) starts for Boston.
