MLB notes: Pirates put shortstop Mercer on DL - STLtoday.com
The Pirates put Mercer on the 15-day disabled list Monday, a day after he was hurt in a collision with the Brewers’ Carlos Gomez in Milwaukee. Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison went on the disabled list July 7 because of a torn left thumb ligament and is expected to be out seven weeks. So we’re going to play on, opportunities to bring the next man up or put a new man in. That’s what we’ll continue to do. ”. The second-place Pirates began the day 4½ games behind the Cardinals in the NL Central Division standings. He started at shortstop on Monday, against Kansas City, after making 23 starts at third base. Mercer was taken back to Pittsburgh on Sunday night and evaluated by team doctors. They promoted rookie catcher Austin Barnes from Triple-A Oklahoma City and he started and had two hits in a 7-5 loss Monday to Atlanta. Yasmani Grandal left Sunday’s game after taking a ball off his mask. Barnes, 25, had one hit in five at-bats in his first stint with the Dodgers before he was optioned to Oklahoma City on June 2. Meanwhile, outfielder Carl Crawford joined the team and is expected to be activated on Tuesday. The helicopter hovered low on the grass Monday morning after a storm saturated the normally dry field Sunday, forcing the postponement of the Los Angeles Angels’ game against the Boston Red Sox. The Angels hadn’t lost a game to rain since June 16, 1995. The rain dissipated overnight, but the stadium’s. Source: www.stltoday.com
