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Zac Gallen from the 10-day injured list. Righty
Matt Peacock was optioned to their alternate site in order to open a spot on the active roster. Gallen was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right forearm last month an injury he sustained while taking batting practice late in camp. Assuming there are no setbacks, it seems Gallen’s injury will only cost him a couple weeks of regular-season action.
Gallen, 25, will return to a D-backs rotation that has struggled thus far in 2021, thanks largely to uncharacteristically rough showings from
Merrill Kelly. Bumgarner has been hammered for 17 runs in just 13 2/3 innings walking eight of the 73 batters he’s faced (10.9 percent) and plunking another three. Kelly, who is trying to work his way back from thoracic outlet surgery that ended an excellent 2020 campaign prematurely, has surrendered nine earned runs in 10 frames.
D-backs Activate Zac Gallen
Zac Gallen from the 10-day injured list. Righty
Matt Peacock was optioned to their alternate site in order to open a spot on the active roster. Gallen was diagnosed with a hairline fracture in his right forearm last month an injury he sustained while taking batting practice late in camp. Assuming there are no setbacks, it seems Gallen’s injury will only cost him a couple weeks of regular-season action.
Gallen, 25, will return to a D-backs rotation that has struggled thus far in 2021, thanks largely to uncharacteristically rough showings from
Merrill Kelly. Bumgarner has been hammered for 17 runs in just 13 2/3 innings walking eight of the 73 batters he’s faced (10.9 percent) and plunking another three. Kelly, who is trying to work his way back from thoracic outlet surgery that ended an excellent 2020 campaign prematurely, has surrendered nine earned runs in 10 frames.
Series Preview # 4 : Diamondbacks vs Athletics
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This season, the Athletics and the have a lot in common.
This season, each team stole one base in their first three games. Ramon Laureano stole third base while Tim Locastro stole second base. In the next seven games Laureano stole 4 more bases. Tim Locastro made history when he stole another base on 10 April. It was his 28th consecutive steal without getting caught, breaking the record of Hall of Famer Tim Raines.
Tim Locastro’s cleats will be sent to the Hall of Fame! Obviously you always want to get into Cooperstown. That s what you dream about as a kid winning the World Series and getting into Cooperstown. So, having my cleats there, that s unfathomable to me.
Karinchak entered Wednesday’s game in the bottom of the seventh, replacing staff ace Shane Bieber with two runners on, one out, and a 2-1 lead over the Royals. That’s about as high-leverage as it gets, although not where you’d expect the “closer” to pitch.
After Karinchak allowed a game-tying single, Emmanuel Clase pitched a scoreless eighth inning. Again, not really when the “closer” would pitch, but the 23-year-old was terrific. He struck out two of the three hitters he faced on sliders after he had mixed in a few 101 MPH cutters.
Once Cleveland took the lead in the bottom of the eighth, it became a save situation. Wittgren got the call and quickly sat the Royals down in order to secure his first save.
Diamondbacks Place Ketel Marte On 10-Day Injured List, Recall Andrew Young
Andrew Young has been recalled from the Taxi Squad to take his roster spot.
This is a tough blow for the Diamondbacks, who are off to a 2-4 start this season. Marte is off to an incredible .462/.500/.846 start to the season, already posting 0.7 fWAR in six games. The long-term outlook is as of yet unclear. That said, the initial plan was to have Marte assessed with an MRI tomorrow in Phoenix before making an decision, per MLB.com’s Steve Gilbert (via Twitter). That they went ahead and made the move prior to that evaluation isn’t a great sign.