MLB Notebook: Royals’ Duffy out 6-8 weeks

Kansas City Royals left-hander Danny Duffy will miss six to eight weeks with a strained oblique.

The Royals announced Monday that Duffy has a Grade One strain. The injury was revealed a day after Duffy was tagged for six runs and nine hits in four-plus innings of a 10-1 loss at Cleveland.

Duffy is 4-4 with a 3.54 ERA in 11 starts for the Royals, who are 21-28 heading into Monday’s game against the Detroit Tigers.

There was no indication Duffy was injured Sunday, though he stumbled toward first base attempting to record an out. In postgame comments, Duffy and manager Ned Yost did not say anything was physically wrong.

–The Los Angeles Dodgers placed left-hander Alex Wood on the 10-day disabled list due to inflammation of the SC joint in his pitching shoulder.

The move was made retroactive to May 27. The 26-year-old Wood has the longest scoreless streak in the major leagues this season at 25 1/3 innings. He is 6-0 with a 1.69 ERA in 10 games (eight starts).

In a corresponding move, the Dodgers selected the contract of right-hander Brandon Morrow from Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Morrow, 32, has posted a 1.74 ERA over 10 1/3 innings in his last 10 appearances at Oklahoma City, going 0-2 with three saves since April 27. Overall, Morrow is 0-5 with six saves and a 5.71 ERA.

–The Washington Nationals reinstated infielder Stephen Drew from the 10-day disabled list after he missed 41 games with a right hamstring strain.

Drew, 34, suffered the injury while running out a ground ball on April 11 against the St. Louis Cardinals after his cleat caught in the dirt near the batter’s box.

Drew appeared in eight games before the injury, going 4-for-18 (.222) with one double, three runs scored and four RBIs.

In 2016, Drew was valuable coming off the bench when he hit .324 with one double, one triple, four home runs, seven RBIs, eight runs scored and three walks. Overall, he hit .266 with eight home runs and 21 RBIs in 70 games.

–The Boston Red Sox officially activated left-hander David Price from the disabled list prior to his season debut in Monday afternoon’s game against the Chicago White Sox.

The 31-year-old Price hasn’t pitched this season because of a strained left elbow. The five-time All-Star returned from his injury rehab assignment with Triple-A Pawtucket for his start at Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago.

Price allowed three runs in five innings versus Chicago in his season debut. He began the season on the disabled list , made two rehab starts with Pawtucket, allowing six earned runs on 12 hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in 5 2/3 innings.

In his debut season with Boston in 2016, Price led the majors in starts (35) and innings pitched (230), going 17-9 with a 3.99 ERA.

–Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left Monday afternoon’s game against the Chicago White Sox in the second inning with a sprained left wrist.

Pedroia’s early exit happened one inning after he collided with White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu while trying to beat out an infield hit. Pedroia fell over the top of Abreu and landed on his stomach as the burly first baseman slid feet-first into the bag.

Josh Rutledge came off the bench to replace Pedroia at second base.

Pedroia, 33, is hitting .292 with two home runs and 21 RBIs in 45 games.

–Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was removed from Monday’s game against the Houston Astros with a laceration on the ring finger of his right hand.

Buxton dove for a ball in the top of the sixth inning and his hand appeared to hit left fielder Eddie Rosario, who came over and caught the ball. Buxton stayed in the game to finish the inning but was pinch hit for in the bottom of the sixth.

Buxton struck out in his two at-bats on Monday and is batting .188 this season. Earlier this month, Buxton missed two games after crashing into the fence at Target Field.

He was replaced by Ehire Adrianza, who pinch hit for Buxton and then took over in left field. Rosario slid over to play center.