The Chicago White Sox might be with out one of many prime closers in baseball for some time after putting Liam Hendriks on the 15-day injured listing Tuesday with a proper forearm pressure.
“It’s a matter of how he responds to treatment over the next few days before we come up with an exact timetable, but the preliminary estimate would be three weeks,” Sox normal supervisor Rick Hahn stated earlier than Tuesday’s recreation towards the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
Hendriks is 1-2 with a 2.81 ERA, 37 strikeouts and 16 saves in 25 appearances this season. He is tied for the American League lead in saves.
“It gives a team the confidence if they get the lead it’s going to end up shaking hands,” Sox supervisor Tony La Russa stated of Hendriks’ impression. “It’s that tangible intangible. You can’t contact it however you understand we’ve acquired him.
“To do it justice, the team has to feel that way about the last third or fourth (of a game), sixth or the ninth (inning). It’s beyond Liam, but he is the anchor.”
The transfer, retroactive to Sunday, was one in every of 4 introduced by the Sox on Tuesday. They additionally reinstated reliever Joe Kelly from the 15-day injured listing, recalled pitcher Davis Martin from Triple-A Charlotte and optioned Bennett Sousa to Charlotte.
Hendriks final pitched Friday towards the Texas Rangers at Guaranteed Rate Field.
“As a veteran pitcher, he’s used to having discomfort from time to time and he felt in his last outing, it was just a little bit different,” Hahn stated. “Over his subsequent couple of days they have been capable of get it calmed down sufficient to clearly we saved him lively as a result of we thought it was going to resolve itself, and (Monday) it appeared to maneuver a bit bit the place it was giving him hassle.
“We went ahead and scanned him and saw the mild signal of the strain and decided the best to err on the side of caution. I think if Liam had his wishes we would continue to treat him to keep him active and run him back out there sooner rather than later. But taking the conservative path on this one serves us better long term.”
Hendriks led the AL with 38 saves final season, his first with the Sox, and was named the American League’s Mariano Rivera Reliever of the Year.
Kelly and Kendall Graveman are among the many choices to shut. Graveman pitched the ninth in Monday’s 9-5 victory towards the Tigers.
“That’s a really big blow, but we’ve got Joe coming back and I think it’s the same thing as last year, that was a huge thing about the next man up,” stated reliever Aaron Bummer, who’s on the injured listing with a with a left lat pressure. “Somebody else goes to need to step up with out Liam again there. It’s a reasonably large blow. We’re clearly involved and hopeful that his stint is fairly quick.
“But there’s a bunch of guys out there that can carry the load. Kendall and Joe have both done it before for a while. And I’ve got a feeling that they’re going to be able to continue to go out there and to do their job and keep the line moving until Liam gets back.”
Kelly was positioned on the injured listing May 26 with a strained left hamstring. He is 0-1 with a 9.53 ERA, six holds and eight strikeouts in seven reduction outings.
“He feels good and it’s good to have him back,” Hahn stated. “Another veteran in the bullpen, especially in Liam’s absence. And another real positive in the clubhouse.”
Martin is 0-2 with a 4.11 ERA and 14 strikeouts in three video games (two begins) with the Sox. Sousa is 3-0 with an 8.41 ERA and one save in 25 reduction appearances.
In different damage information, Sox shortstop Tim Anderson started a rehab project Tuesday with Charlotte. He is recovering from a strained proper groin.
Hahn stated the Sox don’t anticipate having him again for the weekend collection towards the Astros in Houston. The hope is for Anderson to be again for the following homestand, which begins Monday towards the Toronto Blue Jays.
“But let’s let him play a little bit and then we can adjust the timeline,” Hahn stated.
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