PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates placed rookie pitcher Jared Jones on the 15-day injured list on Thursday with a right lat strain.
The Pirates made the move less than 24 hours after Jones left following five innings and 78 pitches in what became a 5-4 victory over the Cardinals.
Manager Derek Shelton downplayed the nature of the injury on Wednesday. He struck a more cautious tone on Thursday after a 3-2 loss to St. Louis, saying the team is still determining the severity of the injury.
“I think everyone knows what he means to us and where we’re at, so, out of precaution he’s still being evaluated,” Shelton said.
Jones reported feeling discomfort in his right side during the game but said afterward, “it's nothing to be concerned about, I don't think.”
The 22-year-old Jones is 5-6 with a 3.56 ERA and 98 strikeouts in 91 innings. The Pirates have been carefully monitoring Jones' workload of late. The team skipped his return in the rotation last week in hopes of giving him a breather.
While Jones allowed just one run in five innings against St. Louis, he didn't hit 100 mph once, a rarity during his 16 starts.
The IL move means Jones won't be back until after the All-Star break.
Pittsburgh promoted outfielder Josh Palacios from Triple-A Indianapolis to take Jones' spot on the roster. Palacios hit .311 with five doubles and a home run in 21 games in the minors this season. Palacios walked as a pinch hitter on Thursday.
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Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Jared Jones delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
DENVER (AP) — Brenton Doyle homered for the fourth time in five games, Austin Gomber won for the first time in seven weeks and the Colorado Rockies beat the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Saturday night.
Gomber (2-5) allowed a run on six hits in seven innings and struck out three in his first victory since May 15. He outdueled Royals ace Seth Lugo, with Ryan McMahon having three hits to help Colorado win its third straight.
Lugo (11-3) went six innings, allowing five hits and three runs — two earned. He struck out five and walked two.
In the second inning, Doyle hit his 11th homer of the season after Brendan Rodgers reached on third baseman Maikel Garcia’s throwing error.
Doyle has had an exceptionally strong homestand, going 11 for 17 with four doubles, four home runs and nine RBIs in five games.
Doyle drove Lugo’s 1-1 offering over the fence in right-center and into the Rockies bullpen 408 feet way.
The drive snapped Lugo’s scoreless innings streak at 13 and led to his first loss on the road this season. He had dominated in his nine previous road starts, going 7-0 with a 1.93 ERA.
Vinnie Pasquantino homered for Kansas City, and Hunter Renfroe had three hits. The Royals are 2-9 in their last 11 road games.
Pasquantino connected off Gomber with two outs in the sixth inning. Salvador Perez followed Pasquantino’s homer with a drive down the line in right that Jake Cave caught on the run, crashing into the wall. Kansas City right fielder Kyle Isbel reciprocated in the bottom of the sixth when he robbed Doyle of extra bases, snaring a sinking line drive to center at the end of a long run.
With Kansas City runners at the corners with two outs in the ninth, Victor Vodnik retired pinch-hitter Michael Massey on an infield grounder for his first save.
McMahon’s RBI single fifth made it 3-0.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Royals: LHP Kris Bubic has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list, completing a 447-day rehab and recovery from Tommy John surgery. He made just three starts in 2023 before undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery in April 2023. He’ll work out of the bullpen, at least initially. LHP Walter Pennington, who retired both batters that he faced Friday night in his major league debut, has been optioned to Omaha to make roster room for Bubic.
Rockies: Trying to give Ryan Feltner bit of a break from a heavy workload, manager Bud Black opted to push back Feltner’s scheduled start Sunday by a day. Feltner is now slated to start Monday night in Cincinnati. The Rockies called up RHP Tanner Gordon from their Triple A affiliate in Albuquerque and he’s slated to make his major league debut as the starter for the Rockies in Sunday’s series finale.
UP NEXT
RHP Brady Singer (4-5, 3.05 ERA) is slated to start for the Royals on Sunday in the finale of their three-game set at Colorado. He’ll be opposed by RHP Tanner Gordon (0-0, 0.00), who was promoted from Triple-A Albuquerque and is slated to make his MLB debut.
Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. singles off Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Tyler Kinley in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas City Royals' Hunter Renfroe singles against Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Victor Vodnik in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas City Royals pinch-hitter Michael Massey grounds out against Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Victor Vodnik to end a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Kansas City Royals' Salvador Perez reacts after striking out against Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Victor Vodnik in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Victor Vodnik works against the Kansas City Royals in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, right, tags out Kansas City Royals' Bobby Witt Jr. after he was caught in a rundown between first and second bases in the eighth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies third baseman Ryan McMahon, left, is congratulated by center fielder Sam Hilliard after defeating the Kansas City Royals in a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies relief pitcher Victor Vodnik adjusts his cap before facing Kansas City Royals' Freddy Fermin in the ninth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Austin Gomber reacts after getting Kansas City Royals' Kyle Isbel to fly out to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Austin Gomber, back, reacts after getting Kansas City Royals' Kyle Isbel to fly out to end the top of the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies' Brenton Doyle follows through with his swing after connecting for a two-run home run off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Colorado Rockies' Brenton Doyle, center, hugs Ezequiel Tovar as Vinny Castilla, special assistant to the general manager, looks on as Doyle returns to the dugout after hitting a teo-run home run off Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Seth Lugo in the second inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
