The Orioles are already down one heart fielder. After Monday evening, they’re down one other.
Aaron Hicks was positioned on the 10-day injured record with a left hamstring pressure Tuesday after exiting Monday evening’s 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Outfielder Ryan McKenna was recalled from Triple-A Norfolk in a corresponding transfer.
Hicks dove for a line drive hit by Johan Rojas within the third inning, threw the ball again to the infield and sat for a second earlier than coaching employees members got here out to judge him. He ultimately left the sport with what the group referred to as a left hamstring harm and was changed in heart subject by rookie Colton Cowser.
Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned Monday the harm may very well be a pressure or a cramp, however he didn’t know till Hicks had the possibility to be evaluated Tuesday.
Hicks ran to his proper on the liner and totally stretched out to make a spectacular catch. Rojas was dominated out, though replay later confirmed the ball popped out of Hicks’ glove.
Entering Tuesday, Hicks is hitting .252/.349/.435 in 42 video games for the Orioles this season with a .784 OPS. As his alternative, Cowser was a hero Monday, driving within the Orioles’ game-winning run within the ninth inning.
The Orioles are already with out common heart fielder Cedric Mullins, who returned to the injured record final week, so Hicks’ exit might spell dangerous information. Mullins missed 20 video games earlier this yr with a groin pressure, prompting the Orioles to signal Hicks after he was launched by the New York Yankees.
“It was progressing, has been progressing,” Hyde mentioned of Mullins’ well being on the time. “It’s just not progressing at the rate that we were hoping, and so the right thing to do is to make sure he’s all the way healthy and running well before we activate him.”
Mullins took batting follow final week however mentioned he didn’t understand how lengthy it might be till he might return.
With Hicks out, Austin Hays — who began Monday in left subject — and McKenna may also play heart. McKenna, 26, has posted a .707 OPS in 62 video games with the Orioles this season and is batting .308/.444/.538 in his previous 15 video games with the Tides.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com