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Rangers place Adolis Garcia on IL with ankle injury
August 13 - By Field Level Media Adolis Garcia was placed on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a sprained left ankle and the Texas Rangers activated fellow outfielder Evan Carter before the finale of their home series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Garcia, 32, is batting .224 with 16 home runs and 64 RBIs this season. The two-time All-Star had a four-game hitting streak before going 0-for-4 in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks but is batting .196 in August. Manager Bruce Bochy said Tuesday night the Rangers "were just bad" in the loss and pointed to ongoing offensive issues as a concern as Texas attempts to keep pace in the wild-card race. Carter, 22, last played on Aug. 1 and is batting .238 with four home runs and 21 RBIs this season. Carter had a .185 batting average in July. Carter, drafted out of high school with the 50th overall pick by the Rangers in 2020, was placed on the IL with a back injury.
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Pohlad family adding partners, won't sell Twins
August 13 - By Field Level Media The Pohlad family, owners of the Minnesota Twins, have decided not to sell the American League franchise but instead will add partners. Joe Pohlad, the team's executive chair, issued a statement on the topic Wednesday. "For more than four decades, our family has had the privilege of owning the Minnesota Twins. This franchise has become part of our family story, as it has for our employees, our players, this community, and Twins fans everywhere. "Over the past several months, we explored a wide range of potential investment and ownership opportunities. Our focus throughout has been on what's best for the long-term future of the Twins. We have been fully open to all possibilities. "After a detailed and robust process, our family will remain the principal owner of the Minnesota Twins. To strengthen the club in a rapidly evolving sports landscape -- one that demands strong partnerships, fresh ideas, and long-term vision -- we are in the process of adding two significant limited partnership groups, each of whom will bring a wealth of experience and share our family values." Family patriarch Carl Pohlad bought the Twins in 1984 for $44 million from Calvin Griffith. Joe Pohlad is the grandson of Carl, who died in 2009. Major League Baseball must approve any potential additions or changes to the ownership group. The team statement said once that process is done, the Pohlads and the team will have more to say about additional partners. After the franchise traded 11 players before the July 31 deadline, fans had started to question the team's future. Pohlad tried to calm fears in the statement. "We see and hear the passion from our partners, the community, and Twins fans. That passion inspires us," he said. "This ownership group is committed to building a winning team and culture for this region, one that Twins fans are proud to cheer for." The Twins are 56-63 on the season, 12 games out of the lead in the AL Central and 7.5 games out of the final AL wild card. Under the Pohlad's ownership, the Twins won the World Series im 1987 and 1991 and qualified for the postseason 10 additional times, never advancing to another World Series.
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Ernie Clement looks to power Blue Jays to series win vs. Cubs
August 13 - The Toronto Blue Jays have experienced some problems in their bid to win a series recently, and they will be out to change that Wednesday night against the visiting Chicago Cubs. The Blue Jays secured a 5-1 victory over the Cubs in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday. Toronto has lost three of its past four series, with a three-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies last week serving as the exception. The Cubs continued to struggle. They are 1-3 on their six-game road trip and 2-5 in their last seven contests overall. The Cubs had their chances on Tuesday but went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position and stranded 10 runners. The Blue Jays have been able to wriggle out of tight situations in their past two games. They salvaged the finale of their series with the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Sunday. In that game the Dodgers hit 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and stranded 16 runners. Ernie Clement belted a three-run home run for Toronto in the fourth inning on Tuesday. To show how things are breaking for the Blue Jays, he missed a bunt sign before launching a first-pitch hanging slider over the wall in left field. "You're living right when you're doing that," Toronto manager John Schneider said. "I'm glad he missed the sign." "If you're going to do that and miss a sign, you had better hit a homer or they're going to be pretty (angry) at you," Clement said. Clement has homered in three consecutive games, including the winner in the ninth inning on Sunday. It is the second time in his career he has homered in three straight games and the first time he has hit four in five games. Over his past 19 games, he is batting .329 (27-for-82) with five homers and 13 RBIs. "That was the game, to me, is that they got the big hit and we did not," Cubs manager Craig Counsell said. "The optimism is that we have good hitters, and we have scored a lot of runs this year, and they've done a lot of damage this year." The Blue Jays are scheduled to start right-hander Kevin Gausman (8-8, 3.58 ERA) on Wednesday. He will be facing the Cubs for the first time since 2022, and he is 3-3 with a 6.10 ERA in seven career games (six starts) against them. Chicago right-hander Cade Horton (6-3, 3.18) is slated to face Toronto for the first time. While Toronto used five relievers after Jose Berrios was lifted after 5 1/3 scoreless innings, the Cubs used only two pitchers, which should help the bullpen for the rest of the series. Javier Assad allowed four runs in four innings in his first start of the season. He had been out since spring training with a strained left oblique. Ben Brown completed the final four innings. Second baseman Andres Gimenez returned to the Toronto lineup from the injured list (sprained ankle) and was 1-for-3 with a walk. The Cubs plan to have three catchers on the roster after Miguel Amaya returned from the injured list (strained left oblique). He joins Carson Kelly and former Blue Jay Reese McGuire in the catching trio. Utility player Jon Berti was designated for assignment. "Catching is a position that we didn't want to have to start anew with if something happened," Counsell said. "Reese has done good with this opportunity." The Cubs optioned former Blue Jays reliever Nate Pearson to Triple-A Iowa. --Field Level Media
