Zach Gallen hit a bird with a pitch, so now Randy Johnson is not the only one. In other news, the Rays selected the contract of pitcher Zach Burdi.
Phil Nevin says Tucker Davidson is fine after being hit by that Orioles double on Tuesday. This article features Angels quotes about getting Shohei Ohtani into the postseason. Says Tyler Anderson, “You can’t eat an elephant all at once. You gotta eat it one bite at a time. The season’s one big elephant. You’re just trying to take it down, you know?” Good to know. I’m not sure I’ll be eating any elephants, but the advice is appreciated. People are saying Carlos Estevez is good, so at least there is that.
Jazz Chisholm Jr. will miss four to six weeks with turf toe. Here is a veritable cornucopia of injury reports.
Pitcher Injuries
Wade Miley is on the 15 day IL with a lat strain. Mason Miller of the As is shut down with a mild UCL sprain. Dustin May left a game early with elbow pain.
Umpires
Hats off to the long suffering youth umpires. This one saved a poor kid from ending up in the land of OZ. Then again, this youth umpire applied a choke hold on a deputy sheriff and ended up in jail. I guess there are limits.
Aaron Boone got himself ejected for arguing balls and strikes. (video) Yankee or not, you are not in charge of the umpires unless you are a deputy sheriff.
Photo credit: Rex Fregosi
