Andrus Breaks Leg Scoring Winning Run For A’s

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics shortstop Elvis Andrus was enactment connected the 10-day injured database Sunday, a time aft breaking his near limb portion scoring the winning tally against the Houston Astros.

The A’s besides placed infielder Jed Lowrie connected the IL with a sprained close hand.

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Andrus singled starring disconnected the bottommost of the ninth against Ryan Pressly connected Saturday and scored from archetypal erstwhile Starling Marte lined a treble into the spread successful right-center. Andrus stumbled rounding 3rd and hardly made it to location plate.

The Athletics’ 2-1 triumph kept them successful the AL wild-card race.

A’s trainer Nick Paparesta noted that Andrus had been deed successful the aforesaid limb earlier successful the crippled and had different insignificant injuries successful his near leg. This wounded was a fractured fibula.

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“It could beryllium a multitude of small micro-traumas that benignant of caused this thing,” Paparesta said. “Then helium puts each of his value connected it, and (in) doing everything helium tin to get to location I deliberation whitethorn person caused the fracture.”

Andrus stayed connected the crushed for respective moments earlier being helped into the dugout, and X-rays taken revealed the fracture. The 33-year-old is expected to alert backmost to Texas and conscionable with orthopedic surgeon Dr. Keith Meister earlier a determination is made connected the adjacent step.

“I don’t cognize that I’ve managed a subordinate that’s tougher than Elvis is,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “Pound for lb this kid brings it each day. Probably played wounded mode much than anybody knew. His symptom tolerance is disconnected the charts. Obviously, it gives america a large hole.”

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In different moves, the A’s reinstated reliever Sam Moll from the paternity database and recalled infielder Vimael Machin from Triple-A Sacramento.