Kimbrel’s milestone baseball saved from fountain
Baltimore Orioles left fielder Colton Cowser threw the ball from the final out of a 9-7 win over the Kansas City Royals into the Kauffman Stadium fountains. About two minutes later, he realized he might have made a mistake.
Craig Kimbrel had gotten his 422nd save Saturday night, tying Billy Wagner for seventh on the career list.
“Right when I threw it I said, ‘Craig has a lot of saves, that one might be important,'” Cowser recalled.
Cowser, who entered as a replacement when Austin Hays‘ calf tightened, had caught Salvador Perez‘s fly in front of the warning track. When Cowser realized what he had done, he ran back onto the field and searched.
“There were two balls in the fountains, and the other one was really old,” he said.
Kimbrel, 35, has five saves in six chances this season, and the nine-time All-Star has allowed just one run in nine innings.
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde knew Kimbrel needed that ball and faulted the 24-year-old rookie.
“I guess Cow just threw the ball into the stands,” Hyde said. “We’ve got to have a little more awareness out in left field when you catch that, when the guy on the mound is that high in saves.”
For his part, Cowser said he learned his lesson.
“Every time I catch the ball and it’s a last out from him now, it’s staying in the glove,” he said.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
ST. LOUIS — Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was not in the lineup Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies a day after he was hit in the foot by a pitch and broke his bat in frustration.
Contreras, listed as day-to-day with a right foot contusion, was hit by Rockies starter Kyle Freeland‘s sweeper in the fourth inning. He then slammed his bat into the dirt and snapped it over his knee.
As he walked toward first base, the 33-year-old threw the two pieces of the broken bat toward the Cardinals’ dugout.
He remained in the game until the sixth inning, when he was replaced by Nolan Gorman.
The Cardinals said X-rays did not reveal any structural damage in Contreras’ foot.
Contreras has been hit by a National League-leading 18 pitches this season, trailing only Randy Arozarena and Ty France.
Contreras leads the Cardinals with 16 home runs and 65 RBIs.
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers put struggling slugger Adolis García on the 10-day injured list with a sprained left ankle and activated outfielder Evan Carter.
Texas, which is chasing an American League wild-card berth, made the moves their series finale against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday.
Another outfielder, Wyatt Langford, was held out of the lineup because of forearm stiffness, but manager Bruce Bochy said he could be available to pinch-hit.
García is hitting .224 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs in 116 games. He hit .176 (6 for 34) during the nine-game homestand that ended with Wednesday’s game.
Carter, who turns 23 later this month, missed 10 games because of back spasms. He was in a 4-for-34 slump when he was placed on the IL on Aug. 2. He hit .238 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 55 games before then.
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