Sports30 August, 20263 min read
Seattle Mariners Place Emerson Hancock On 15-Day IL With Strained Left Adductor
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Hancock placed on 15-day IL with left adductor strain, retroactive to August 29. Expect Bryce Miller back in rotation; Nick Davila recalled to bullpen/ roster.
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Hancock to IL
The Seattle Mariners placed right-hander Emerson Hancock on the 15-day injured list Sunday because of a strained left adductor, retroactive to August 29, and the move came after he was shaken up in the first inning of Friday’s loss at Toronto. Hancock started Friday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays and was hurt when he slid to field Nathan Lukes’ grounder and reached to tag the leaping Blue Jays outfielder. After the injury, Hancock stayed in the game and allowed eight hits in five innings, including two homers, and he entered the Sunday roster move with a 7-8 record and a 3.57 ERA in 25 starts.
“Manager Dan Wilson said postgame that ‘it’s likely to be Bryce on Wednesday.’”
Manager Dan Wilson said right-hander Bryce Miller could start when Hancock’s turn in the rotation comes up at Boston on Wednesday, and the Mariners recalled right-hander Nick Davila from Triple-A Tacoma for Sunday’s 7-0 loss to the Blue Jays. With Hancock sidelined, the Mariners’ Wednesday starter was listed as TBA at Fenway Park while they waited to see how Hancock felt on Sunday.
Testing the groin
In Toronto, Hancock went out and tested the sore left groin after the injury, playing catch and throwing a flatground session with the Mariners’ trainers and strength coaches watching. Hancock said, “AsI continued to throw and mixed in all my pitches, it just didn’t feel good, didn’t feel right,” and he added that he did not throw off the mound. He described the decision to remain in Friday’s start after feeling something tighten up in his left groin area on the tag of Nathan Lukes, saying, “We’re going to rest it for a couple days and see,” and he said the goal was to pitch again.
Hancock also said, “With the timeline of where everything’s at, pitching Wednesday would have been reallym really tough,” and he said it would be “probably going to be a day-to-day thing” given the nature of the injury. The Mariners announced the roster move just before Sunday’s first pitch at the Rogers Centre, and they planned to avoid using Miller as a reliever until they had clarity on Hancock’s situation.
Rotation shakeup
The injury sidelined Hancock for at least two weeks, and the Mariners’ corresponding move recalled Nick Davila from Triple-A Tacoma to take Hancock’s spot. Field Level Media said the move “interrupting a breakout season,” and it listed Hancock as 7-8 in 25 starts with a career-best 3.57 ERA over a career-high 138 2/3 innings. With Hancock out, Bryce Miller was described as the likely option to rejoin the rotation and start in Hancock’s place Wednesday against the Boston Red Sox, though MLB.com was cited as not confirming whether Miller would make that start.
The Spokesman-Review reported that the Mariners listed Wednesday’s starter in the series finale at Fenway Park as TBA, waiting to see how Hancock felt on Sunday, while Dan Wilson said “it’s likely to be Bryce on Wednesday.” Seattle Sports also reported that the Mariners had named George Kirby the starter for Monday’s series opener against Boston and Bryan Woo as the starter Tuesday, leaving Wednesday’s starter to be determined with Hancock on the IL.