Twins RHP Gray (hamstring) placed on 10-day IL

BOSTON — The Minnesota Twins positioned right-hander Sonny Grey on the 10-day injured checklist Sunday with a low grade strained hamstring a day after he left his begin vs. the Boston Purple Sox.

To take his place on the roster, the workforce activated right-hander Cody Stashak, who was on the IL with proper biceps tendinitis.

Supervisor Rocco Baldelli mentioned earlier than Sunday’s recreation at Fenway Park that he does not assume Grey will miss a couple of begin.

Grey (0-1), 32, allowed a homer to Alex Verdugo within the second inning earlier than being pulled two batters later with proper hamstring tightness in Minnesota’s 4-0 loss. Grey was acquired from the Cincinnati Reds in a commerce final month.

The veteran appeared to stumble on the backside of the mound whereas following by way of on a pitch throughout that inning. When Baldelli and the coaching workers made it to the mound to verify on him, the printed’s tv cameras clearly confirmed Grey inform them “hamstring.”

The Twins are the fourth main league workforce for Grey, who started with the Oakland Athletics earlier than stops with the New York Yankees and Reds. In his final season with Cincinnati, he was 7-9 with a 4.19 ERA. Minnesota has excessive hopes for Grey, who’s 82-73 in his profession and has appeared in two All-Star Video games (2015, 2019).

“That is an elite man, as a pitcher and as an individual to affix our group in our clubhouse,” Baldelli mentioned final month. “You could not ask for something extra from an addition.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.