Sep 5, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton hits a sacrifice bunt against the Milwaukee Brewers during the eighth inning at Great American Ball Park. Photo Credit: David Kohl-USA TODAY Sports
Cincinnati Reds center fielder Billy Hamilton left Wednesday’s game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the third inning with a fractured left thumb.
Hamilton, who leads the majors with 58 stolen bases, sustained the injury on a bunt attempt in the first inning but finished the at-bat and was replaced in the third. An MRI confirmed the fracture.
“He’ll be in a splint for 10 days, and then we’ll reassess,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “This is not necessarily a season-ending injury. It’s not something that will sit in a cast for four-to-six weeks to heal. It will be about 10 days, and we’ll be able to get the splint off and reassess.”
–The St. Louis Cardinals acquired right-handed reliever Juan Nicasio from the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for minor league infielder Eliezer Alvarez.
Nicasio, 31, joined the Phillies on Aug. 31 on a waiver claim from the Pittsburgh Pirates. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound Dominican native has combined to go 3-5 with a 2.79 ERA in a National League-leading 67 games between Pittsburgh (65 games) and Philadelphia (two games) in 2017.
Nicasio has 61 strikeouts in his 61 1/3 innings of work this season, with 18 walks and just four home runs allowed while holding the opposition to .218 batting average. His 21 holds rank tied for fifth in the NL.
–The New York Yankees placed right-hander Adam Warren on the 10-day disabled list with a lower back spasm.
The move is retroactive to Sunday and robs the Yankees of a key bullpen piece as they attempt to catch the Boston Red Sox in the American League East.
Warren, 30, is 3-2 with a 2.40 ERA but allowed at least one run in four of his last five appearances. His role had increased of late with New York shuffling the bullpen order by removing Aroldis Chapman from the closer spot.
Warren’s 0.89 WHIP this season is the best mark of his seven-year career.
–The Chicago White Sox reinstated infielder/outfielder Nicky Delmonico from the 10-day disabled list.
Delmonico has been out since suffering a sprained right wrist on Aug. 25. The 25-year-old rookie set a club record by reaching base safely in each of his first 13 games earlier this season and is batting .307 with six home runs and 12 RBIs.
Delmonico reached base safely in 21 of his 22 games with Chicago and owns a .429 on-base percentage with 15 walks.
