Diamondbacks' Gallen has sore forearm, might miss opener
SETBACK IN THE BULLPENBlue Jays right-hander Kirby Yates will miss several weeks because of a strained muscle in his forearm. He allowed one run and five hits, striking out five without a walk. Ross Stripling struck out seven and walked none in 3 2/3 innings, but gave up three runs and five hits. Bryan Abreu, a top Astros pitching prospect who turns 24 next month, started and pitched three perfect innings, striking out four. Baltimore starter John Means allowed four hits and walked three over 3 2/3 innings, striking out three.
Houston Astros pitcher suspended for 80 games after positive PED test
HOUSTON Houston Astros minor league pitcher Kent Emanuel has been suspended for 80 games by Major League Baseball after testing positive for Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, a banned substance. Emanuel is on the Astros 40-man roster, but not in the 60-man player pool for 2020. Emanuel responded to the suspension with a statement released through the MLB Players Association. I do not know how 7 picograms of the long-term metabolite of DHCMT got into my system, but I know I have never knowingly or intentionally taken oral turinabol, he wrote. The Major League Baseball Players Association today released the following statement on behalf of Kent Emanuel: pic.twitter.com/wVv6JaDut2 MLBPA Communications (@MLBPA_News) August 6, 2020In 2019, Emanuel pitched 28 games in AAA, starting 7 of those games with a 3.90 ERA.