Orioles first baseman Ryan Mountcastle exited Wednesday night time’s 1-0 loss in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals with left shoulder discomfort, the workforce stated. After the sport, supervisor Brandon Hyde described him as “day-to-day right now.”
During a primary inning at-bat, Mountcastle grabbed his shoulder after swinging and fouling off a pitch earlier than finally incomes a stroll. He was assessed by coaching workers at first base, however remained within the sport till the third inning, when Ramón Urías pinch hit and changed him at first base. It marked the twelfth time in his profession that Urías has performed first base, all this season. Later, Ryan O’Hearn performed first as Urías moved to 3rd.
In the locker room Wednesday night time, Mountcastle stated his shoulder “popped” after his first-inning swing and that he would obtain some imaging Thursday. He tried to take some batting apply swings in the course of the sport however “just definitely wasn’t ready to go.”
“I mean, it doesn’t feel good. I’m just praying for the best,” he stated.
The Orioles will start an essential four-game sequence with the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday because the groups vie for the American League East title. Baltimore enters Thursday with a two-game lead within the division and their magic quantity to clinch a playoff spot is 4.
“You obviously don’t wanna lose anybody right now, especially Ryan,” Hyde stated. “So we’ll see. Hopefully he’s OK tomorrow.”
Mountcastle missed a couple of month this season after experiencing vertigo, however returned in July and has hit .328/.406/.497 in 50 video games since.
During Wednesday’s Norfolk Tides sport, prospect Heston Kjerstad was eliminated within the fifth inning for a pinch-hitter. Kjerstad, the No. 2 decide within the 2020 draft, has performed each outfield and first base for Triple-A Norfolk, the place he has hit .299/.371/.500 this season.
Baltimore Sun reporter Nathan Ruiz contributed to this text.
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