Ryan Mountcastle hoped the ache would go away extra shortly, given just a few days off throughout the Orioles’ journey to St. Louis. But when the taking pictures ache from his left thumb up his forearm “kept getting worse and worse,” the primary baseman landed on the 10-day injured checklist, the Orioles introduced Friday, with a begin date retroactive to Wednesday.
Mountcastle mentioned he hopes to return by the latter half of subsequent week’s homestand. In the clubhouse Friday, he wore a brace on his left wrist to forestall aggravation, and he was having his forearm checked by the coaching employees earlier than the sport. But Mountcastle doesn’t count on to depart the crew in Detroit to see any specialist.
“Some type of sprained forearm thing,” Mountcastle mentioned. “Just kind of shoots up from my thumb through my forearm. Swinging and just trying to open up my glove, the impact of the ball hitting my glove, just really sharp pain through my forearm. Played through it in St. Louis, and it was pretty excruciating pain. And then the day after that [Tuesday] game, it was really bad.”
The ache first began for Mountcastle after Sunday’s doubleheader, however he tried to play by means of it. He featured Tuesday earlier than being absent Wednesday and Thursday with the hope that the remaining would alleviate that ache.
“It just wasn’t healing as fast as we were hoping,” supervisor Brandon Hyde mentioned. “With the way in which that we’re quick, bought a bunch of men banged up, didn’t wish to rush him again. Wanted to ensure it was proper. It’s an extended season. And hopefully he’ll be prepared when he comes off the injured checklist.
Baltimore has handled a number of day-to-day accidents recently. Rougned Odor missed Thursday’s sport towards the Cardinals with a sinus situation, however he mentioned he’s “better” and was within the lineup at second base Friday. Infielder Ramón Urías has missed 4 straight video games with stomach discomfort, however Hyde mentioned he must be out there off the bench within the collection opener towards the Tigers.
The outlook for outfielder Austin Hays is much less sure. Hays’ hand was stepped on as he dove to first base in Thursday’s win towards the Cardinals, and whereas he completed the sport, he required a number of stitches afterwards. To return to the sector, the coaching employees taped his hand to momentarily stem the bleeding.
Hays mentioned the sutures on his left hand want no less than 48 hours to heal earlier than he can resume baseball actions. Hays normally wears a glove whereas working the bases, however as he ran to first after hitting, he didn’t have one. He’s by no means been stepped on by a cleat, though he’s suffered damaged and dislocated fingers whereas sliding prior to now.
“It’s very painful today, and it was very painful to finish the game yesterday,” Hays mentioned. “We had a short bench. I thought I was capable of playing defense. It would’ve been interesting if my spot in the lineup would’ve come up.”
The Orioles are counting on utilityman Chris Owings to play left discipline Friday as Tyler Nevin slides over to first base. Rylan Bannon, who made his main league debut Thursday, slotted in at third base for the second consecutive day.
Those utility gamers are an important cog for Baltimore because the crew navigates a glut of accidents.
“We talked a lot about that over the years, the need for versatility and the need for versatile guys on your roster,” Hyde mentioned, “because of weeks like this.”
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