MLB Player News

Carrasco left Tuesday's game against the Marlins with left knee discomfort after a collision at first base, Ryan Lewis of the Akron Beacon Journal reports.

Carrasco came up limping after colliding with Neil Walker when covering first base during the fourth inning. The 32-year-old tested out the knee and was able to finish the inning, but did not return for the fifth. He allowed two hits and struck out four over four scoreless innings. It remains unclear how the injury will impact Carrasco's availability for his next turn through the rotation.

Smyly was placed on the 10-day injured list due to left mid-arm nerve tightness, retroactive to Saturday, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.

Smyly lasted just 3.2 innings in his last start against the Astros and surrendered four runs, although it's unclear if this arm issue had anything to do with his poor outing. It's unknown if he'll require longer than the 10-day minimum on the shelf at this point.

Keller dropped his appeal of his suspension Tuesday and will begin serving the ban right away, Jeffrey Flanagan of MLB.com reports.

Keller was hit with a five-game suspension for throwing at the White Sox's Tim Anderson. He kept up an appeal long enough to make his scheduled start Monday and will now enjoy a few extra days of rest, pushing his next outing to Monday against the Rays but not missing any turns in the rotation.

Boyd (2-1) allowed three runs over seven innings and earned his second win in Tuesday's 7-4 victory over the Red Sox in the first game of a doubleheader. He gave up three hits, walked two and struck out three.

Boyd has been excellent to start the season, as he now has a 3.16 ERA through five starts, with a stellar 39:9 K:BB across 31.1 innings. The lefty will look to stay hot in his next scheduled start Sunday on the road against the White Sox.

Sale was solid in a no-decision against the Tigers on Tuesday, giving up two earned runs on five hits over five innings. He struck out 10 and walked two as the Red Sox lost 7-4 in the first game of a doubleheader.

Sale shut out the Tigers over the first three innings, but yielded single runs in the fourth and fifth, the latter on a Grayson Greiner solo homer. The left-hander struck out two batters in each inning, throwing 97 pitches. He'll look to build on this effort in his next start, Sunday at home against the Rays.

Giolito (hamstring) threw 25 pitches off flat ground Wednesday, Daryl Van Schouwen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.

Giolito threw all of his pitches without discomfort. He reportedly expects to miss just one start. A side session Friday will likely be his final test.

Snell (toe) will return from the injured list to start Wednesday against the Royals, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

Reports over the weekend suggested that Snell would need at least a few more days to recover from his broken toe, but a bullpen session Tuesday apparently went well, allowing the team to push his timeline back up. He'll wind up missing just the minimum 10 days on the injured list.

The Red Sox relayed that Eovaldi is expected to resume pitching in six weeks after undergoing successful surgery Tuesday to remove loose bodies from his right elbow, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Manager Alex Cora wouldn't confirm how long Eovaldi would be sidelined when discussing the matter with the media Tuesday, but a team representative has since offered more definitive word regarding the 29-year-old's recovery timeline. Eovaldi had previously missed around two months after requiring a similar procedure in 2018, but the Red Sox are apparently optimistic that he'll be facing a slightly shorter absence this time around. Hector Velazquez will get the first crack at replacing Eovaldi in the rotation while taking the hill for the second game of Tuesday's doubleheader with the Tigers.

Manager Alex Cora said Eovaldi's elbow surgery Tuesday went as expected, but the skipper wouldn't confirm a timetable for the right-hander's return from the 10-day injured list, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.

Eovaldi's procedure involved the removal of loose bodies from his throwing elbow, a surgery nearly identical to the one he required a year ago. That surgery sidelined Eovaldi for about two months, and it's likely that he's facing a similar length of absence this time around, with Rob Bradford of WEEI.com relaying that the 29-year-old is expected to be out for 4-to-6 weeks. The Red Sox should hone in on a more defined target date for Eovaldi's return once he's on the cusp of starting a minor-league rehab assignment. In the meantime, Boston will turn to long reliever Hector Velazquez to fill Eovaldi's spot in the rotation.

German will make his next start Tuesday against the Angels, Pete Caldera of The Bergen Record reports.

German was initially slated to have his Tuesday start bumped to Wednesday to afford him an additional day of rest, with Jonathan Loaisiga in line to receive a promotion from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to take the hill Tuesday. However, with the Yankees playing 14 innings in Monday's series-opening win, Loaisiga is now slated to work in long relief Tuesday to aid a depleted bullpen, allowing German to pick up the start. It's an ideal development for German's fantasy managers, as the right-hander is now lined up to make his second start of the week Sunday in San Francisco.