HAPP DEBUTS FOR YANKS, ASTROS MINUS ALTUVE
A look at what's happening around the majors Sunday:
HAPPENING
J.A. Happ makes
his Yankees debut; three days after New York got him from Toronto in a trade
for Brandon Drury and
minor league outfielder Billy McKinney. The 35-year-old lefty starts out at
home against Kansas City.
Happ has enjoyed success over Boston in his career. With the
Yankees chasing the AL East-leading Red Sox, Happ is set to pitch again next
weekend at Fenway Park.
ALTUVE OUT
The AL West-leading Astros will have to do without star
second baseman Jose Altuve for
a while. The AL MVP has been put on the disabled list for the first time in his
career, sidelined by soreness in his right knee.
The three-time batting champion is hitting .329 with nine
home runs and 46 RBI this season. Altuve didn't play Friday or Saturday, with
versatile Marwin
Gonzalez filling in at second.
MORE DEALS
As Tuesday's trade deadline approaches, more and more
players are on the go. In the latest swap, the busy Yankees sent
relievers Chasen Shreve and
Giovanny Gallegos to St. Louis for first baseman Luke Voit.
The trade Saturday night was New York's third in five days.
They got reliever Zach Britton from
Baltimore on Tuesday and acquired starter J.A. Happ from Toronto on Thursday.
SKIDDING
The Braves have lost four straight and 13 of 18, mostly
because their bats have gone quiet. They'll try to keep from falling farther
behind Philadelphia in the NL East race when lefty Sean Newcomb (9-5,
3.41 ERA) starts at SunTrust Park against Dodgers righty Ross
Stripling (8-2, 2.43).
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