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                                                                                                       SPORTS Wednesday 4 March 2020
            Judge, Stanton likely to start on IL; Sale elbow hurting




            Injured  New  York  Yankees                                                                                         Reyes hit his third home run.
            outfielders  Aaron  Judge                                                                                           César Hernández also hit a
            and    Giancarlo   Stanton                                                                                          two-run  homer  and  Carlos
            are likely to miss New York's                                                                                       Santana  had  a  solo  shot.
            opener  at  Baltimore  on                                                                                           Carlos  Carrasco  allowed
            March 26.                                                                                                           two runs and three hits over
            Judge is having more tests                                                                                          two innings in his first start.
            to determine the cause of                                                                                           RANGERS 6, GIANTS 5
            soreness in the right pecto-                                                                                        Wilmer  Flores  hit  his  first
            ral  area  near  his  shoulder.                                                                                     home run and Buster Posey
            Judge  has  not  hit  on  the                                                                                       added an RBI single for San
            field  since  spring  training                                                                                      Francisco. Logan Webb, in
            started, and the right fielder                                                                                      line for the fifth spot in the
            felt discomfort Friday when                                                                                         rotation,  allowed  one  run
            he  took  batting  practice                                                                                         and  three  hits  in  2  1/3  in-
            for the second straight day                                                                                         nings. Texas started Jordan
            in an indoor cage.                                                                                                  Lyles yielded three runs and
            "He feels it more now in the                                                                                        three  hits  in  three  innings.
            pec," general manager Bri-                                                                                          Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit his third
            an Cashman said Tuesday.                                                                                            home run. Joey Gallo went
            "It's  moved  down  toward                                                                                          0  for  3  with  two  strikeouts
            the  pec.  We're  just  trying                                                                                      and is hitting .188.
            to  figure  it  out  and  deter-                                                                                    CUBS 10, ROCKIES 10
            mine what's bothering him.                                                                                          Nolan Arenado hit his sec-
            In the meantime, I can just                                                                                         ond  home  run,  a  two-run
            tell you he is feeling better                                                                                       drive. Ian Happ led off the
            in the last 48 hours."                                                                                              game with a home run and
            Stanton  strained  his  right                                                                                       added an RBI single. Willson
            calf  on  Feb.  26  during  de-                                                                                     Contreras  had  a  two-run
            fensive   drills.   Cashman                                                                                         single  for  Chicago.  Carlos
            thinks Stanton will be back                                                                                         Quintana  gave  up  three
            in April.                                                                                                           runs and in two innings.
            "For  the  time  frame,  obvi-                                                                                      PADRES 9, BREWERS 0
            ously, we've got to get the                                                                                         Garrett   Richards,   who
            healing  component  done     Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale throws during spring training baseball camp Wednes-  struggled in three Septem-
            for  a  Grade  1  strain  and   day, Feb. 19, 2020, in Sarasota, Fla.                                               ber  starts  last  season  after
            then  rehab  it,"  Cashman                                                                         Associated Press  recovering  from  Tommy
            said. "With arguably, what,                                                                                         John  surgery  in  July  2018,
            3  1/2  weeks  to  go  before  first inning off Martin Pérez.  a sacrifice fly for Baltimore,  his  average  to  .105.  Ozzie  allowed  one  hit  over  two
            opening  day  I  think  we'd  Gio Urshela hit his first home  giving him seven RBIs in six  Albies  had  two  hits  and  is  scoreless  innings  in  his  first
            rather be safe than sorry. "  run, a solo shot. Five of the  games.                    hitting .444 in 18 at-bats.  spring  training  start.  Abra-
            CHRIS SALE                   six  runs  off  Pérez  were  un-  MARLINS 6, METS 1       TWINS 5, TIGERS 1            ham  Almonte  hit  a  grand
            Boston  Red  Sox  ace  Chris  earned.  He  allowed  four  Noah  Syndergaard  gave  Marwin González hit his first  slam  in  a  seven-run  third
            Sale  has  soreness  in  his  hits  and  a  walk,  retiring  up three runs — two earned  home run and had a two-    inning  and  Trent  Grisham
            throwing  elbow  and  has  two  batters.  Rafael  Devers  —  and  two  in  five  innings  run  double,  and  Miguel  had  two  hits.  Milwaukee
            undergone an MRI.            hit  his  second  home  run,  with  five  strikeouts.  Garret  Sanó hit his first homer. Ran-  starter Shelby Miller walked
            Manager  Ron  Roenicke  among just two hits for the  Cooper  had  a  solo  home  dy  Dobnak,  in  line  for  the  two with three strikeouts in
            said Sale felt the soreness in  Red Sox.                  run and Chad Wallach, the  fifth spot in the rotation, al-  two  scoreless  innings.  Lo-
            his elbow Monday morning,  CARDINALS 6, ASTROS 3          son  of  former  MLB  player  lowed one hit in three shut-  gan Morrison had the Brew-
            the  day  after  his  18-pitch  Paul  Goldschmidt  hom-   Tim Wallach, added an RBI  out  innings.  Closer  Taylor  ers' only hit.
            batting  practice  session.  ered  off  Justin  Verlander,  single off Syndergaard. Jeff  Rogers  struck  out  two  in  a  ATHLETICS 6, WHITE SOX 5
            Team doctors reviewed the  who  allowed  three  runs  —  McNeil led off the Mets' first  scoreless  inning.  Kody  Cle-  Top five prospect Jorge Ma-
            MRI  results  and  sent  them  two  earned  —  three  hits  inning  with  his  first  home  mens,  a  son  of  Roger  Cle-  teo had three singles, stole
            to Dr. James Andrews.        and a walk in 2 2/3 innings.  run.  Jordan  Yamamoto  mens, hit his first homer for  his third base and drove in
            Sale's batting practice ses-  Matt Wieters also homered  yielded pone run and four  Detroit.                        two  runs.  Ryan  Goins  had
            sion  Sunday  was  the  first  for St. Louis. Dakota Hudson  hits in three innings.    ANGELS 11, INDIANS 7         a two-run single. Nicky Del-
            time he faced hitters since  allowed  one  run  and  two  RAYS 5, BRAVES 2             Michael  Hermosillo  had  a  monico  singled  and  hit  his
            he  gave  up  five  runs  over  hits in four innings.     Brandon Lowe singled and  three-run  homer  and  RBI  first home run for Chicago.
            6  2/3  innings  in  a  win  at  NATIONALS 5, ORIOLES 3   walked  twice.  Austin  Riley  single  for  the  Angels.  An-  White Sox starter Reynaldo
            Cleveland  on  Aug.  13.  He  Max  Scherzer  allowed  two  hit a two-run homer for At-  drew Heaney allowed two  López  allowed  one  run,
            went on the injured list with  runs and five hits over 3 1/3  lanta  and  Ronald  Acuña  runs and three hits in three  three hits and three walks in
            elbow  inflammation,  finish-  innings  with  five  strikeouts  Jr..  went  0-for-3,  dropping  innings. Cleveland's Franmil  three innings.q
            ing 6-11 with a 4.40 ERA in  in his second start. Andrew
            25  starts  —  his  fewest  wins  Stevenson and Howie Ken-
            and starts and highest ERA  drick  had  RBI  singles,  Juan
            in a full season since 2012.   Soto  hit  a  two-run  double
            YANKEES 9, RED SOX 1         and    Asdrúbal   Cabrera
            Masahiro  Tanaka  struck  added  a  sacrifice  fly  in  a
            out five over three perfect  five-run  fifth  inning.  Pedro
            innings  in  his  second  start,  Severino  had  an  RBI  triple,
            and  DJ  LeMahieu  had  a  Mason  Williams  singled  in
            two-run  single  in  a  six-run  a  run  and  Chris  Davis  had
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