CARDINALS
Fowler, Piscotty hurt
ST. LOUIS -- St. Louis Cardinals outfielders Dexter Fowler and Stephen Piscotty left Thursday night's game against Milwaukee after getting hurt.
Piscotty pulled up with a strained right hamstring after crossing first base on his grounder to third base that ended the second inning. Jose Martinez replaced Piscotty in right field.
Fowler strained his right shoulder in an unsuccessful attempt for a diving catch on Hernan Perez's third-inning drive.
Randal Grichuk moved from left to center and Aledmys Diaz shifted from shortstop to left in the first outfield appearance of his professional career.
ROCKIES-PADRES
Flying bat hits woman
SAN DIEGO -- A woman sitting two rows behind the Colorado Rockies' dugout was struck in the head by a bat that flew out of the hands of Hector Sanchez of the San Diego Padres on Thursday, delaying the game for 13 minutes.
The woman and her husband, who was also hit by the bat, were taken to a hospital and their injuries do not appear to be serious, the Padres said in a statement.
The woman took the brunt of the impact. She was tended to by medical personnel and was able to walk up the steps to the concourse with an EMT before being taken out in a wheelchair. Her head was bandaged.
The Padres said they could not provide any further information.
"We never want to see anybody injured while enjoying a game at Petco Park," the Padres statement said. "Last season, we extended our backstop netting in accordance with Major League Baseball's recommendations. Any injury at the ballpark warrants evaluation and discussion of current practices."
The bat flew out of Sanchez's hands as he swung at a pitch from Jake McGee with one out in the ninth.
When he saw what happened, Sanchez removed his helmet and took a moment to compose himself.
"It's pretty bad," Sanchez said after the game. "I feel really, really bad about it, especially when you see the lady, it's really sad. I just feel sorry for her."
RED SOX
Wright needs surgery
BOSTON -- The Boston Red Sox said knuckleballer Steven Wright needs knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
The team said before Thursday night's game against Baltimore that the right-hander will have an operation to repair the cartilage in his left knee next week.
Red Sox Manager John Farrell said there wasn't one thing that caused the injury. Wright pitched on Saturday and came out without any complaints, according to Dave Dombrowski, the team's president of baseball operations.
In all, the 2016 All-Star was 1-4 with an 8.25 ERA in five starts this season.
Dombrowski said he thought the team didn't need to make a move to bolster the rotation. David Price threw three simulated innings on Thursday and hit 95 mph with his last pitch.
NATIONALS
Harper injures groin
WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper left Thursday's 4-2 victory over Arizona after hurting his left groin and is day to day, according to Washington manager Dusty Baker.
Harper said he felt the injury while diving to make a catch during the third inning. He batted three more times and was replaced in right field by Chris Heisey to start the seventh.
Harper went 0 for 3 with a walk and a run. He is batting .376 with 9 home runs and 27 RBI.
TWINS
Buxton hits wall
MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Twins center fielder Byron Buxton was pulled from the game on Thursday against Oakland after running into the wall while tracking down a flyball in the fifth inning.
The Twins say he was pulled for precautionary reasons and passed all the initial concussion tests. He will be evaluated again on Friday before the Twins start a series against Boston.
With two outs in the fifth, Matt Joyce sent a drive to deep left-center field. Buxton raced to make the catch, but slammed into the wall so hard that his hat fell off. He bent over for a few moments before trotting back to the dugout, and did not return to the game.
-- Democrat-Gazette Press Services
Sports on 05/05/2017