Blue Jays place Dioner Navarro on the disabled list

By Aaron GleemanApr 23, 2015, 11:50 AM EDT
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Dioner Navarro has played sparingly for the Blue Jays since being pushed into a backup role by Russell Martin and now the veteran catcher is headed to the disabled list with a strained left hamstring.

To replace him on the roster Toronto called up Josh Thole, who figures to fill the backup role–and probably catch knuckleballer R.A. Dickey–for at least 2-3 weeks.

Martin was behind the plate for 13 of the Blue Jays’ first 15 games, with Navarro starting the other two games and also drawing five starts at designated hitter.

Lucas Giolito earns second shutout of season

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By Bill BaerAug 21, 2019, 8:25 PM EDT
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The Twins have arguably baseball’s scariest offense. Their average of 5.87 runs per game is second only to the Yankees (5.90) while leading the league in slugging percentage (.501), OPS (.840), and home runs (244). White Sox starter Lucas Giolito made their offense look impotent on Wednesday, blanking them over nine innings for his second shutout of the season. The White Sox won 4-0.

Giolito allowed just three hits and walked none while fanning 12 batters over his nine innings of work. He’s now 14-6 with a 3.20 ERA and a 194/51 K/BB ratio in 151 2/3 innings on the season. Giolito is very much in the AL Cy Young Award picture. The Astros’ Justin Verlander leads the league in ERA at 2.81. A strong finish to the season for Giolito could certainly see his ERA dip below 3.00.

As mentioned, Wednesday’s shutout was Giolito’s second of the season. He and the Indians’ Shane Bieber are the only pitchers with multiple shutouts this season. They are two of only 21 pitchers with a shutout.