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Mariners placed INF Ryan Bliss on the 10-day injured list with a right biceps tear.
Bliss picked up the injury on an awkward swing in the extra-innings loss to the Astros on Tuesday. The 25-year-old is a big loss for the Mariners because of his defense at second base, but he hasn’t hit well enough just yet for fantasy relevance. Luis Rivas is up from Triple-A Tacoma, and he’ll likely be the utility option for Seattle while Bliss heals.
TJ Friedl was removed from Tuesday’s game against the White Sox with right wrist soreness.
The positive news for the Reds and fantasy managers is that X-rays came back negative for any fractures after Friedl was hit by a pitch on the right wrist. The 29-year-old center fielder is presumably day-to-day for now.
Chris Martin was removed from Tuesday’s relief appearance against the Rockies with right elbow tightness.
Martin faced exactly one batter in the ninth inning of a save opportunity before leaving the contest with a trainer. His departure comes roughly 24 hours after Rangers closer Luke Jackson was hit by a line drive on the right hand, which left him unavailable for this contest. Fortunately, veteran Shawn Armstrong was able to finish off the frame and pick up the save. There should be an update on his status shortly. It’s probably going to be Armstrong, Robert Garcia or Jacob Webb handling the next save situation for Texas.
Justin Turner played the role of hero for the Cubs on Tuesday night, smacking a walk-off two-run double off of Jesús Tinoco in the home half of the ninth inning.
The Cubs entered the ninth inning trailing 4-2, but they got to work as Carson Kelly reached on an error, Dansby Swanson walked and Nico Hoerner smacked a one-out RBI single. That’s when Turner did his damage, sending the home faithful at Wrigley Field into a frenzy. The 40-year-old infielder finished the night 1-for-1 plus a walk and is now hitting .169/.292/.186 with zero homers, nine RBI and one stolen base in his first 72 plate appearances on the season.
Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-for-3 with a homer and two RBI on Tuesday night as the Cubs rallied to dispatch of the Marlins.
The dynamic 23-year-old outfielder crushed a 397-foot (108.1 mph EV) solo shot off of Valente Bellozo in the third inning that tied the score at 1-1. Crow Armstrong then tied it again with a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning that made it a 2-2 ballgame. With his two-hit attack, the burgeoning superstar is slashing .267/.307/.545 to go with 11 homers, 30 RBI and 13 stolen bases on the season.
Ben Brown pitched well in a no-decision against the Marlins on Tuesday, surrendering two runs on five hits over his 5 1/3 innings of work.
Brown racked up six strikeouts on the evening and didn’t walk a batter. He served up a solo homer to Connor Norby in the second inning, then kept the Marlins’ offense off the board until Javier Sanoja plated Norby with an RBI ground out in the fifth inning. The 25-year-old right-hander got seven whiffs on 72 pitches on the night, registering a strong CSW of 32 percent. He’ll look to further improve upon his 4.75 ERA and 1.56 WHIP when he does battle against these same Marlins his next time out in Miami on Monday.
Connor Norby went 2-for-4 with a homer, triple and two runs scored on Tuesday evening as the Marlins fell to the Cubs.
Norby led off the fifth inning with a three-bagger off of Ben Brown and ultimately scored on a ground ball off the bat of Javier Sanoja. He then clobbered a 400-foot (104.5 mph EV) solo shot off of Julian Merryweather to start the seventh inning, giving the Marlins a 3-2 advantage. With his two-hit attack, the 24-year-old third baseman is now hitting .269/.313/.436 with a pair of homers and six RBI in his first 83 plate appearances on the season.