N&N: Sam Hentges needs surgery

Morning news and notes for Sept 11, 2024

Guardians LH relief pitcher Sam Hentges, owner of a 3.04 ERA and 0.97 FIP this season, needs shoulder surgery.

And minor shoulder surgery it is not. He will be sidelined for 12-14 months.

Better news

The Guardians beat the White Sox 5-0 last night behind 7 dominant pitchers and a 3-run Lane Thomas home run. Lane has really come on the past 2 weeks, along with Andres Gimenez, who like Thomas, had 2 hits in the game.

More bad news

The reason the Guardians needed 7 pitchers is because Ben Lively had to leave the game after 2 innings because his leg was drilled by a line drive. The initial diagnosis is a right thigh contusion.

Around baseball

The M’s placed Luis Castillo on the IL with a hamstring injury.

Keider Montero pitched a Maddux.